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41packing — noun (U) 1 the act of putting things into cases or boxes so that you can send or take them somewhere: do the packing: I ll do my packing the night before we leave. 2 paper, plastic, cloth etc used for packing things …
42packing */ — UK [ˈpækɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] a) the activity of putting your possessions into bags, cases, or boxes so that you can take or send them somewhere We re leaving for Rome this evening and I haven t done my packing yet. b) the activity of… …
43send somebody packing — verb To expel or eject somebody; to chase off or force out. The whole town got together and sent the bandit packing …
44send smb packing — tell someone to leave, dismiss someone He was sent packing because of his bad attitude to his job …
45send someone packing — informal to make someone leave a place They had a huge row, and she sent him packing …
46packing — [ˈpækɪŋ] noun [U] the activity of putting your possessions into bags, cases, or boxes so that you can take or send them somewhere I haven t done my packing yet.[/ex] …
47send one about one's business — {v. phr.} To dismiss someone summarily; tell one off. * /When Mrs. Atwater discovered that her daughter s French tutor was an ordinary fortune hunter, she sent him about his business./ Compare: SEND ONE PACKING …
48send one about one's business — {v. phr.} To dismiss someone summarily; tell one off. * /When Mrs. Atwater discovered that her daughter s French tutor was an ordinary fortune hunter, she sent him about his business./ Compare: SEND ONE PACKING …
49send\ one\ about\ one's\ business — v. phr. To dismiss someone summarily; tell one off. When Mrs. Atwater discovered that her daughter s French tutor was an ordinary fortune hunter, she sent him about his business. Compare: send one packing …
50send someone packing — informal dismiss someone peremptorily. → pack …