А41
СДАВАТЬ/СДАТЬ В АРХИВ
VPsubj:
humanoften 3rd pers
pl with
indef. refer. ,
infin with надо, пора, рано
etc, or short-form past passive Part)
1. \А-41 кого to dismiss s.o. , regarding him as unfit for some activity ( usu. of a person unfit to fulfill his responsibilities at work because of his age, lack of abilities etc)
X-a сдали в архив - X was put (turned, sent) out to pasture
X was put on the shelfX was written off as a has-beenX was sent to the glue factory(in limited contexts) X is a back number.
2. - что to stop using sth. forever, consign sth. to oblivion as outdated, useless
X сдал Y в архив - X scrapped (shelved) Y
X put Y away for goodX relegated Y to the archives.
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А42 →← А40