“put someone out”

The following 3 entries include the term put someone out.

put (someone) out of a job

idiom

: to cause (someone) to lose his or her job

put (someone) out of work

idiom

: to cause (someone) to lose his or her job

put (someone) out to grass

idiom

: to force (someone) to leave a job because of old age


Fashionable Words

  • dog-sunglasses-scarf
  • Which of these items is named for a deadly weapon?
How Strong Is Your Vocabulary?

Test your vocabulary with our 10-question quiz!

TAKE THE QUIZ
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.

You can make only 12 words. Pick the best ones!

PLAY
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!