Put (someone Or Something) Out To Pasture Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Put (someone Or Something) Out To Pasture Idiom mean?

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put (someone or something) out to pasture What does put (someone or something) out to pasture mean?	to retire someone or something	We finally decided to put the old horse out to pasture and stop riding him.
put (someone or something) out to pasture What does put (someone or something) out to pasture mean?	to retire someone or something (just as you would put a horse that is too old to work out to pasture)	We finally decided to put our old car out to pasture and buy a new one.
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come from (somewhere) What does "come from (somewhere)" mean?	to originate from somewhere, to be a native of a place	Several of the new students come from Mexico.

keen on (someone or something) What does "keen on (someone or something)" mean?	be enthusiastic about someone or something	My girlfriend is keen on going to a movie this weekend.
be to blame What does "be to blame" mean?	to be responsible for something bad or unfortunate	He is not to blame for breaking the computer.
Don't know whether to wind a watch or bark at the moon What does "Don't know whether to wind a watch or bark at the moon" mean?	If you don't know what to do, you don't know whether to wind a watch or bark at the moon.
sail under false colors What does "sail under false colors" mean?	to pretend to be something that one is not (a pirate ship used to disguise itself as an ordinary ship by using a false flag)	The head of the company is sailing under false colors and he does not really know how the company operation works.
take one`s hat off to (someone) What does "take one`s hat off to (someone)" mean?	to admire/respect/praise someone	You have to take your hat off to my neighbor. He started a small business and now it is very successful.
Like no one's business What does "Like no one's business" mean?	If I say my children are growing like no one's business, it means they're growing very quickly. See also 'Like the clappers' and 'Like there's no tomorrow'.

have one's heart go out to someone What does "have one's heart go out to someone" mean?	have compassion for someone	We had our heart go out to the woman who lost her child in the fire.
gold brick What does "gold brick" mean?	avoid work; hide from a task or assignment.	Stop gold bricking and get back to work.
turn on a dime What does "turn on a dime" mean?	to turn in a very tight turn, to change directions/circumstances in a short time	The small car is very flexible and is able to turn on a dime.
get one's just deserts What does "get one's just deserts" mean?	to get what one deserves	The apartment manager got her just deserts when she was fired for bothering the tenants.
get it What does "get it" mean?	to understand something, to understand a joke	Everybody was laughing at the joke but I did not get it.

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Put (someone Or Something) Out To Pasture Idiom