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21send someone to coventry — (UK) If you send someone to Coventry, you refuse to talk to them or co operate with them …
22send sb packing — UK INFORMAL ► to tell someone to go away because you are angry with them: »I d pay her her wages and send her packing tomorrow, but I know she d try and take us to court. ► to do better than your competitors: »They are in a position to send the… …
23send-up — n informal a film, article, show etc that copies someone or something in a way that makes them seem funny or silly send up of ▪ a hilarious send up of a Hollywood disaster movie …
24send-off — send offs N COUNT: usu adj N If a group of people give someone who is going away a send off, they come together to say goodbye to them. [INFORMAL] All the people in the buildings came to give me a rousing send off …
25send-up — send ups N COUNT: usu sing, oft N of n A send up is a piece of writing or acting in which someone or something is imitated in an amusing way that makes them appear foolish. [BRIT, INFORMAL] ...his classic send up of sixties rock, Get Crazy . Syn …
26send off for something — ˌsend ˈoff (for sth) | ˌsend aˈway (to sb) (for sth) derived to write to sb and ask them to send you sth by post/mail • I ve sent off for some books for my course. Main entry: ↑sendderived …
27send someone packing — send (someone) packing informal to tell someone to go away, usually because you are annoyed with them. There were some kids at the door asking for money, but I sent them packing …
28send packing — send (someone) packing informal to tell someone to go away, usually because you are annoyed with them. There were some kids at the door asking for money, but I sent them packing …
29send someone to Coventry — phrase to punish someone by ignoring them and not speaking to them Thesaurus: to fail or refuse to communicate with someonesynonym miscellaneous punishmentshyponym to end a friendship or relationshipsynonym Main entry: Coventry …
30send up — ► send up 1) informal ridicule (someone) by imitating them in an exaggerated manner. 2) US sentence to imprisonment. Main Entry: ↑send …
