Meaning of send someone packing | Babel Free

Definitions

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

idiomatic, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“[T]he parliament, to their immortal honour, presently sent him packing.”

“Two ladies called one day, pale and anxious, and begged earnestly, humbly, to be allowed to see Mr. Moore one instant: Mrs. Yorke hardened her heart, and sent them packing,—not without opprobrium.”

“"Monsieur, you and yours are not for me. Seek elsewhere." . . . "You send me packing!" he blurted out, getting red in the face.”

“[L]eague authorities sent him packing after ruling he was registered with a fake Dominican passport under circumstances that remain murky.”

CEFR level