send away for
To write to a business or other organisation, requesting a thing.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I will send away for the free catalog today.”
“She decided to send away for the replacement parts after the store told her they were out of stock.”
“Rather than waiting for the local shops to restock, he chose to send away for the rare book directly from the publisher's warehouse.”
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away game
An athletic contest played away from the team's home field.
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away with the fairies
Not all there; slightly crazy.
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bang away
to strike or hit repeatedly
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bear away the bell
To be superior in something.
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beaver away
To work hard at a task.
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blaze away
To fire (firearms) repeatedly.
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blow away
To kill (someone) by shooting them with a firearm.
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blow the cobwebs away
To make changes for space for new fresh ideas
Last updated August 10, 2026