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121put someone out to pasture — put (someone) out to pasture to make someone stop working at their job because they are too old to be useful. At 62, he felt he was not ready to be put out to pasture. Etymology: based on the tradition of keeping farm animals that are too old to… …
122put out to pasture — put (someone) out to pasture to make someone stop working at their job because they are too old to be useful. At 62, he felt he was not ready to be put out to pasture. Etymology: based on the tradition of keeping farm animals that are too old to… …
123put someone out of (your) mind — put (someone/something) out of (your) mind to stop thinking about someone or something. Karen can t put the burglary out of her mind …
124put something out of (your) mind — put (someone/something) out of (your) mind to stop thinking about someone or something. Karen can t put the burglary out of her mind …
125put out of (your) mind — put (someone/something) out of (your) mind to stop thinking about someone or something. Karen can t put the burglary out of her mind …
126put a spoke in someone's wheel — put a spoke in (someone s) wheel British & Australian to spoil someone else s plans and stop them from doing something. Tell him you re using the car that weekend that should put a spoke in his wheel …
127put a spoke in wheel — put a spoke in (someone s) wheel British & Australian to spoil someone else s plans and stop them from doing something. Tell him you re using the car that weekend that should put a spoke in his wheel …
128put an end to something — put an end to (something) to stop something. The lights went out, and that put an end to our game of cards …
