Phrase guide

send someone packing

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: lähettää matkoihinsa — expel, eject, or dismiss someone
  • French: envoyer promener — expel, eject, or dismiss someone
  • French: envoyer balader — expel, eject, or dismiss someone
  • French: envoyer paître — expel, eject, or dismiss someone
  • French: envoyer sur les roses — expel, eject, or dismiss someone
  • Italian: espellere — expel, eject, or dismiss someone
  • Japanese: 追い出す (oidasu) — expel, eject, or dismiss someone
  • Japanese: 解雇する (kaiko suru) — expel, eject, or dismiss someone
  • Japanese: 首にする (kubi ni suru) — expel, eject, or dismiss someone
  • Japanese: 追い払う (oiharau) — expel, eject, or dismiss someone
  • Polish: odprawiać — expel, eject, or dismiss someone
  • Polish: odprawić — expel, eject, or dismiss someone
  • Russian: выпрова́живать (vyprováživatʹ) — expel, eject, or dismiss someone
  • Russian: вы́проводить (výprovoditʹ) — expel, eject, or dismiss someone
  • Russian: гнать в три ше́и (gnatʹ v tri šéi) — expel, eject, or dismiss someone
  • Spanish: mandar a paseo — expel, eject, or dismiss someone
  • Spanish: poner de patitas en la calle — expel, eject, or dismiss someone