单词 | send someone packing |
释义 | send someone packing in British Englishto dismiss or get rid of someone peremptorily send someone packingto tell someone very forcefully or in an unsympathetic way to leave a place, job or position We had an idyllic life in the country until I decided I wanted to live alone forthe first time in my life and I sent my boyfriend packing. Synonyms of 'send someone packing'send away, dismiss, discharge, give someone the bird More Synonyms of send someone packing (idiom) Definition to dismiss someone abruptly They were sent packing in disgrace. Synonyms send away dismiss Two more witnesses were called, heard and dismissed. discharge He was dishonourably discharged from the army. give someone the bird (informal) give someone the brushoff (slang) send someone about their business send someone away with a flea in their ear (informal) Additional synonymsin the sense of discharge Definition to dismiss (someone) from duty or employment He was dishonourably discharged from the army. Synonyms dismiss, sack (informal), fire (informal), remove, expel, discard, oust, eject, cashier, give (someone) the boot (slang), give (someone) the sack (informal), give (someone) their P45 (British, informal), give (someone) their pink slip (US, informal), kennet (Australian, slang), jeff (Australian, slang) in the sense of dismiss Definition to allow (someone) to leave Two more witnesses were called, heard and dismissed. Synonyms let go, free, release, discharge, dissolve, liberate, disperse, disband, send away Nearby words of |
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