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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > command to go away [verb (transitive)] > send away or dismiss > unceremoniously (24)
to send packingc1450

intransitive. To depart, go away, esp. hurriedly or ignominiously. Chiefly in present participle in progressive tenses. In later use chiefly in to se

trussa1500

transitive. To ‘send packing’, drive off, put to flight. Obsolete. rare.

to go (send, etc.) away with a flea in one's ear1577

a flea in one's ear: said of a stinging or mortifying reproof, rebuff, or repulse, which sends one away discomfited: chiefly in to go (send,etc.) away

to set packing1577

Const. simple gerund.

pack1589

transitive. To send or drive (a person) away; to dismiss summarily; to get rid of.

ship1594

figurative. To send off, send packing, get rid of, dismiss, expel.

to send away with a fly in one's ear1606

Phrases: like a fly in amber: see amber, n.2 adj.phrases 1. a fly in the ointment: some small or trifling circumstance which spoils the enjoyment…

to give a packing penny to1609

a penny given by way of dismissal, as to a beggar; to give a packing penny to: to send packing, dismiss (in quot. 1609 figurative).

to pack off1693

transitive. To send (a person) off, esp. abruptly or in a peremptory manner; to dispatch.

to cut (also slip) the painter1699

figurative. to cut (also slip) the painter: to effect a separation, sever a connection; to free oneself of something; to break free.

to send about one's business1728

to send about one's business: to dismiss unceremoniously, to send packing (now somewhat archaic).

trundle1794

transitive. To carry or send off, turn out, dismiss.

to send to the right about (also rightabouts)1816

to send to the right about (also rightabouts) and variants. colloquial. To drive away, send packing; (also) to deal with brusquely or…

bundle1823

transitive. To put or send (persons or things) away, in, off, out, etc., hurriedly and unceremoniously. Cf. ‘pack off’, ‘send packing’.

to give the bucket to1863

Phrase, to give the bucket to: to dismiss; cf. give the bag, the sack. to kick the bucket: see bucket, n.2 phrases.

shake1872

Originally U.S. To get rid of, cast off (a person); to give up (a habit). Also, to give (a person) the slip; to jilt; occasionally to abandon (a…

to give (a person) the finger1874

U.S. To get the better of (a person); to deceive, to cheat; to take advantage of. Obsolete. Cf. finger, v. 3c.

to give (a person) the pushc1886

colloquial. to give (a person) the push: to throw out or dismiss, esp. from a job; to reject in a relationship. to get the push and variants: to…

to give (someone or something) the chuck1888

Dismissal, repudiation, ‘turning down’, esp. in to give (someone or something) the chuck. Similarly chuck-over (cf. chuck, v.2 2b). slang.

to give (someone) the gate1918

figurative. to get the gate, to be dismissed, rejected or jilted; so to give (someone) the gate. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.).

to get the (big) bird1924

slang (originally Theatre). With the. An instance of hissing or otherwise expressing one's dissatisfaction with a performer (more fully the big bird)…

to tie a can to (or on)1926

In figurative phrases. to tie the hands of: to deprive of freedom of action. to tie the knot: to effect a union between two persons or things; esp.

to give (a person) (his or her) running shoes1938

Originally and chiefly New Zealand. to give (a person) (hisor her) running shoes: to dismiss (a person), esp. from political office.

to give (someone) the Lonsdale1958

Used attributively to denote any of various belts conferred upon professional boxing champions of the United Kingdom. Also transferred. So to give (s

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