send : Idioms & Phrases
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heaven-sent
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adjective satellite peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention
providential; miraculous.
- a heaven-sent rain saved the crops
- a providential recovery
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send a message
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verb give or constitute a signal, not necessarily verbally
- The lack of good teachers sends a strong message to all parents in the community
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send around
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verb forward to others
- he is sending around an appeal for funds
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send away
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verb stop associating with
drop; dismiss; send away.
- They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock
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verb terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
give the axe; give the sack; fire; dismiss; terminate; displace; sack; give notice; force out; can.
- The boss fired his secretary today
- The company terminated 25% of its workers
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send back
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verb refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
remand; remit.
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send down
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verb suspend temporarily from college or university, in England
rusticate.
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send for
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verb order, request, or command to come
call.
- She was called into the director's office
- Call the police!
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send in
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verb mail in; cause to be delivered
- Send in your comments
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verb give one's name or calling card to a servant when making a formal visit
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send off
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verb send away towards a designated goal
despatch; dispatch.
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verb throw, send, or cast forward
project.
- project a missile
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verb transfer
get off; send.
- The spy sent the classified information off to Russia
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send on
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verb send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
forward.
- forward my mail
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send out
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verb to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place
send.
- He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept
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send packing
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verb stop associating with
drop; dismiss; send away.
- They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock
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send word
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verb inform (somebody) of something
apprize; apprise; give notice; notify; advise.
- I advised him that the rent was due
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send-off
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noun an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture
bon voyage.
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noun a start given to contestants
start-off; kickoff.
- I was there with my parents at the kickoff
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To send for
- to request or require by message to come or be brought.
Webster 1913
To send packing
- to drive away; to send off roughly or in disgrace; to dismiss unceremoniously. "The parliament . . . presently sent him packing.
Webster 1913
To send to Coventry
- to exclude from society; to shut out from social intercourse, as for ungentlemanly conduct.
Webster 1913
To send to the right-about
- to cause to turn toward the opposite point or quarter; hence, of troops, to cause to turn and retreat. Colloq.
