每日學英語:Put sb. out to grass 使退職
2024-04-28 15:12:36 每日學英語
put sb. out to grass 的意思是“解雇;使退職(尤指因年老);迫使(年老者)退休;讓某人離職”。
【例句】
He's too old to work fast, so his employers have put him out to grass.
他年紀太大,干活不快了,所以他的雇主們就叫他退職了。
My grandmother was put out to grass when she was near 60.
我祖母在將近60歲的時候被解雇了。