send someone packing
send someone packing · sends someone packing · sent someone packing · sending someone packing
To expel, eject, or dismiss someoneTo expel, eject, or dismiss someone; to send away, chase off, or force out; (from a job or employment position) to fire.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To expel, eject, or dismiss someone; to send away, chase off, or force out; (from a job or employment position) to fire.
выпрова́живатьvyprováživatʹ, вы́проводитьvýprovoditʹ, гнать в три ше́иgnatʹ v tri šéi
Translations
5 languagesРусский
expel, eject, or dismiss someone:
Forms
sends someone packing, sending someone packing, sent someone packing, sent someone packing| Base form | send someone packing · to send someone packing |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sends someone packing |
| Present participle | sending someone packing |
| Past simple | sent someone packing |
| Past participle | sent someone packing |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymssend about one's businesshand someone his hat
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle