sending someone packing
Forceful farewell gesture
To send someone packing is to dismiss them abruptly and decisively, forcing them to leave: After the scandal broke, the board sent the CEO packing.
The phrase suggests not just rejection but a clear message that the person is unwelcome to return.
It applies to firing employees, ending relationships, or defeating opponents so thoroughly they retreat.
- kick outExpel from a place
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- exitWay to leave
- cut looseRelease from restraint
- firingTerminating employment
departure · humiliation · banishment · boot out · show the door · given the boot · kicked to the curb · heave-ho · rejection · dismissal · ousting · send away · termination · walking papers · marching orders · turn away · don't let the door hit you · exclusion
sending someone packingrolling out the red carpet
Lavish formal reception
embracing · taking in · ushering in · beckoning · accepting
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