send somebody packing

send (one) packing

To dismiss or send one away rudely or abruptly. When it became clear he was only interested in making a profit for himself, we sent him packing. I was only five minutes late, but the boss sent me packing nonetheless.

send somebody ˈpacking

(informal) tell somebody firmly or rudely to go away because they are annoying or disturbing you; dismiss somebody from a job: He wanted to borrow money off me, but I sent him packing. They caught him stealing company property and he was sent packing.

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释义	send somebody packing send (one) packing To dismiss or send one away rudely or abruptly. When it became clear he was only interested in making a profit for himself, we sent him packing. I was only five minutes late, but the boss sent me packing nonetheless. See also: packing, send Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. send somebody ˈpacking (informal) tell somebody firmly or rudely to go away because they are annoying or disturbing you; dismiss somebody from a job: He wanted to borrow money off me, but I sent him packing. They caught him stealing company property and he was sent packing. See also: packing, send, somebody Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: send (one) packing send packing send someone packing send (one) about (one's) business send someone about his or her business send about business send packing, to shut the door in (someone's) face barge in barge in on
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