send+packing
31send someone packing — ► send someone packing informal dismiss someone peremptorily. Main Entry: ↑pack …
32send — 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… …
33send */*/*/ — UK [send] / US verb [transitive] Word forms send : present tense I/you/we/they send he/she/it sends present participle sending past tense sent UK [sent] / US past participle sent 1) to post a letter or parcel to someone I sent the letters… …
34send — [[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 …
35send 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 …
36send 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 …
37packing — pack|ing [ˈpækıŋ] n [U] 1.) when you put things into cases or boxes so that you can send or take them somewhere ▪ I can do my packing the night before we leave. 2.) the material used for packing things so that they can be sent somewhere ▪ Use… …
38packing — pack|ing [ pækıŋ ] noun uncount * the activity of putting your possessions into bags, suitcases, or boxes so that you can take or send them somewhere: We re leaving for Rome this evening and I haven t done my packing yet. a. the activity of… …
39send him packing — Meaning Origin From Shakespeare s Henry IV. FALSTAFF: Faith, and I ll send him packing …
40send\ 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 …
