How to Pronounce "put out to pasture"
expression
PUT-owt-tuh-PAST-cher
put-OWT-too-PAHST-chuh
Definition
To stop someone from working, usually because they are considered old or no longer useful; originally from farming, meaning to let animals retire to a field.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈpʊt/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈpæstʃɝ
British English
pʊt/ /ˈaʊt/ /tˈuː/ /pˈɑːstʃɐ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
PUT-owt-tuh-PAST-cher
UK
put-OWT-too-PAHST-chuh
Listen in Context
After 40 years with the company, Mr. Lee was put out to pasture.
Some workers fear being put out to pasture before they are ready.
He doesn't want to be put out to pasture; he still loves his job.
After the new management came in, a lot of senior staff got put out to pasture.