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Put out to pasture
Verb
Definitions
1.
Verb
To make someone retire, especially due to advancing age.
"They've put John out to pasture and replaced him with someone who's got half his experience."
2.
Verb
To discontinue something.
"That version of the program has been put out to pasture."
3.
Verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put out, to, pasture.
Synonyms
put out to grass
turn out
superannuate
retire
age out
pension
go to grass
hang up one's boots
pension off
hang up the boots
call it a day
put out
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