send someone packing

Force immediate departure

Send someone packing means to force someone to leave, literally or figuratively: After the scandal broke, the board sent the CEO packing.

Related

give the boot · evict · throw out · banish · run out of town · reject · terminate · marching orders · walking papers · cast off · exile · boot out · oust · discharge · give the sack · cut loose · cut ties · shut out

Opposites
welcome vs. dismissal

send someone packingroll out the red carpet

Welcome someone with great ceremony

embrace · usher in · take in · accept · greet

retention vs. removal

send someone packingkeep

Retain or fortified tower

retain · hold onto · employ · hire · take on

Family

sends, sending, sender, senders, someone, packed, packing, packer, packers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G