Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pack off — ˌpack ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pack off he/she/it packs off present participle packing off past tense … Useful english dictionary
pack off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pack off : present tense I/you/we/they pack off he/she/it packs off present participle packing off past tense packed off past participle packed off informal to send someone away somewhere suddenly To avoid… … English dictionary
pack off — v. (D; tr.) to pack off to (to pack the children off to camp) … Combinatory dictionary
pack off — pack (someone) off to send someone away. We packed the kids off to their grandparents for the weekend … New idioms dictionary
pack off — PHRASAL VERB If you pack someone off somewhere, you send them there to stay for a period of time. [INFORMAL] [V P n (not pron) to inf] Malcolm packed off Vivienne and the two children to stay in a caravan somewhere in Wales... [V n P to n] I… … English dictionary
pack off — {v.}, {informal} To send away; dismiss abruptly. * /When an Englishman got in trouble long ago, his family would pack him off to Australia or some other distant land./ * /Jane couldn t really get started on her homework until she had packed the… … Dictionary of American idioms
pack\ off — v informal To send away; dismiss abruptly. When an Englishman got in trouble long ago, his family would pack him off to Australia or some other distant land. Jane couldn t really get started on her homework until she had packed the children off… … Словарь американских идиом
pack off — Synonyms and related words: beat back, bow out, brush off, bundle, bundle off, chase, chase away, chase off, cut, dismiss, drive away, drive back, fend off, give the air, give the gate, hold off, hustle out, keep off, push back, put back, rebuff … Moby Thesaurus
pack off — I. (Active.) Despatch, send off, send away. II. (Neuter.) Depart, go, start, set out, set off, be off … New dictionary of synonyms
pack off — informal we packed our youngest son off to college just last week Syn: send off, dispatch, bundle off … Thesaurus of popular words
