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send to Coventry

idiom

To ostracize, or systematically ignore someone.


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  1. 01

    send a message

    To implicitly communicate an idea, typically through one's actions.

  2. 02

    send away

    To dismiss from one's presence.

  3. 03

    send away for

    To write to a business or other organisation, requesting a thing.

  4. 04

    send for a toss

    To use or invest on the off chance.

  5. 05

    send shivers down someone's spine

    To terrify; to make someone feel extremely nervous.

  6. 06

    send someone packing

    To expel, eject, or dismiss someone; to send away, chase off, or force out; (from a job or employment position) to fire.

  7. 07

    send someone to the showers

    To remove a player from a particular team competition before the conclusion of the event, especially because that player's contribution on this occasion has been below his or her expected level of performance.

  8. 08

    send to dorse

    To throw (a person) onto their back; to knock out.

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