lay someone out in lavender —(coll.) scold a person severely (also: lay someone out):
- If you ever feel like you need to lay me out in lavender again, just forget it.
put someone out to grass—(coll.) send smb. on a holiday or into retirement (also: send someone out to grass):
- Of course, if you consider my age, they should have put me out to grass a long time ago.
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase bring someone to grass—(Mining) carry an injured person to the surface from the mine:
- His son soon got him out, procured assistance, and he was brought to grass and carried to his home.