◆to put sb/sth out to grass
+ racehorse使退役
<英,非正式>+ employee使退休
At the age of 60 he was put out to grass.他在60岁时按要求退休了。
The Prime Minister refused to be put out to grass. Asked if he would quit, he replied: 'The answer is No.'首相拒不下台。当被问到他是否会辞职时, 他答道：“我的回答是不会。”