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bundle off

idiom
Meaning

To send someone away quickly and without fussing.


Examples
SIMPLE

She bundled the kids off to school.

CONTEXTUAL

The babysitter bundled the children off to bed so she could finish her homework in peace.

COMPLEX

After the guests finally departed, the exhausted host bundled his noisy cousins off to the train station to ensure a quiet evening.

Anchors to
Related idioms5entries
  1. 01

    bundle of energy

    One who is especially lively, continually active, or industrious.

  2. 02

    bundle of joy

    A newborn baby.

  3. 03

    bundle of laughs

    Something or someone very funny or fun.

  4. 04

    bundle of nerves

    A person with an especially nervous, excitable, or fearful disposition.

  5. 05

    get one's undies in a bundle

    Synonym of get one's knickers in a twist.

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