The manager decided to send the rude customer packing.
send someone packing
idiomTo expel, eject, or dismiss someone; to send away, chase off, or force out; (from a job or employment position) to fire.
When the employee was caught stealing from the register, the owner immediately sent him packing.
After the consultant failed to deliver the promised results for the third time, the board of directors finally sent him packing without a severance package.
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as if someone owns the place
Alternative form of like someone owns the place.
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beat someone round the ears
To beat (a person) with blows about the head.
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bless someone with
To give or bestow, as a gift from God.
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bring someone to their knees
To defeat and make submit to orders.
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call someone every name in the book
To call someone many abusive names.
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call someone everything but a child of God
To call someone many abusive names.
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catch someone napping
To take advantage of someone's inattention.
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cry someone a river
To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.