- send him packing
- Meaning
Origin
From Shakespeare's Henry IV.FALSTAFF: 'Faith, and I'll send him packing.
Meaning and origin of phrases. 2013.
send him packing
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send someone packing — To dismiss someone summarily • • • Main Entry: ↑pack * * * send someone packing informal phrase to make someone leave a place They had a huge row, and she sent him packing. Thesaurus: to force someone to leave a place … Useful english dictionary
send one packing — {v. phr.} To fire someone summarily. * /When the boss caught Smith stealing from the cash register, he sent him packing./ Compare: SEND ONE ABOUT ONE S BUSINESS … Dictionary of American idioms
send one packing — {v. phr.} To fire someone summarily. * /When the boss caught Smith stealing from the cash register, he sent him packing./ Compare: SEND ONE ABOUT ONE S BUSINESS … Dictionary of American idioms
send\ one\ packing — v. phr. To fire someone summarily. When the boss caught Smith stealing from the cash register, he sent him packing. Compare: send one about one s business … Словарь американских идиом
send someone packing — informal to make someone leave a place They had a huge row, and she sent him packing … English dictionary
send — W1S1 [send] v past tense and past participle sent [sent] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(by post etc)¦ 2¦(radio/computer etc)¦ 3¦(person to place)¦ 4 send (somebody) a message/signal 5 send your love/regards/best wishes etc 6¦(cause to move)¦ 7 send… … Dictionary of contemporary English
send — [ send ] (past tense and past participle sent [ sent ] ) verb transitive *** 1. ) to mail a letter or package to someone: I sent the letters yesterday, so they should arrive today. send someone something: I ll send you a copy of the report. send… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
send — v. 1) (A) we sent the manuscript to her; or: we sent her the manuscript 2) (D; tr.) to send as (he was sent as our representative) 3) (D; tr.) to send by (to send a letter by airmail) 4) (d; intr.) to send for ( to ask to come ) (to send for the… … Combinatory dictionary
send — send1 sendable, adj. /send/, v., sent, sending. v.t. 1. to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college. 2. to cause to be conveyed or transmitted to a destination: to send a letter. 3. to order, direct,… … Universalium
send — [[t]se̱nd[/t]] ♦ sends, sending, sent 1) VERB When you send someone something, you arrange for it to be taken and delivered to them, for example by post. [V n n] Myra Cunningham sent me a note thanking me for dinner... [V n to n] I sent a copy to … English dictionary
