Idiom
send someone packing
Meaning
To expel, eject, or dismiss someone; to send away, chase off, or force out; (from a job or employment position) to fire.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The manager decided to send the rude customer packing.”
“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.”
Examples
simple
“The manager decided to send the rude customer packing.”
contextual
“When the employee was caught stealing from the register, the owner immediately sent him packing.”
complex
“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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