send someone packing
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send someone packing
verb sends someone packing · sending someone packing · sent someone packing
- To expel, eject, or dismiss someone; to send away, chase off, or force out; (from a job or employment position) to fire. [T]he parliament, to their immortal honour, presently sent him packing.
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verb expel, eject, or dismiss someone
| Español | mandar a paseo, poner de patitas en la calle |
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| 日本語 | 追い出す oidasu, 解雇する kaiko suru, 首にする kubi ni suru, 追い払う oiharau |
| Français | envoyer promener, envoyer balader, envoyer paître, envoyer sur les roses |
| Italiano | espellere |
| Русский | выпрова́живать vyprováživatʹ, вы́проводить výprovoditʹ, гнать в три ше́и gnatʹ v tri šéi |
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