- ˌsend sb ˈoff
- phrasal verb
Britishto tell a sports player officially to leave the sports field because they have done something that is not allowed by the rules
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ˌsend sb ˈoff
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send somebody off — ˌsend sbˈoff derived (BrE) (in a sports game) to order sb to leave the field because they have broken the rules of the game • Beckham was sent off for a foul in the second half. related noun ↑sending off Main en … Useful english dictionary
send someone off — send (someone) off to cause someone to go away to a place. Her parents sent her off to summer camp every August … New idioms dictionary
send sth off — UK US send sth off Phrasal Verb with send({{}}/send/ verb [T] (sent, sent) ► COMMUNICATIONS to send a letter, document, or package by mail: »The information was sent off on Thursday … Financial and business terms
send something off — dispatch something by mail please take a moment or two to send off a check to a good cause * * * ˌsend sthˈoff derived to send sth to a place by post/mail • I m sending the files off to my boss tomorrow. Main entry: ↑sendderived … Useful english dictionary
send someone off with a flea in their ear — british phrase to criticize someone severely Thesaurus: to criticize stronglysynonym Main entry: flea … Useful english dictionary
send someone off — (Sport)ORDER OFF, dismiss; show someone the red card; informal red card, send for an early bath, sin bin. → send * * * instruct someone to go; arrange for someone s departure she sent him off to a lecturing engagement ■ (of a referee, esp. in… … Useful english dictionary
send someone off — (Sport) Syn: order off, dismiss, show the red card; informal red card, send for an early bath … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
ˌsend sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to send a letter, email etc to someone I must get the parcel sent off tomorrow.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
send someone off — (of a soccer or rugby referee) order a player to leave the field and take no further part in the game. → send … English new terms dictionary
send someone off with a flea in their ear — British to criticize someone severely … English dictionary
