- send someone in for someone
- send someone in for someoneto send someone into a game as a replacement for someone else. •
The coach sent Jill in for Alice, who was beginning to tire.
•Ted sent Bill in for Wally.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
send someone in for someone
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send (someone) on (something) — to cause someone to do something. He ll give Rufus some money and send him on a dozen errands. The troubles of modern life have sent many people on a search for spiritual peace. Related vocabulary: send someone on their way … New idioms dictionary
send someone to Coventry — send (someone) to Coventry British, informal if a group of people send someone to Coventry, they refuse to speak to them, usually in order to punish them. The other workers sent him to Coventry for not supporting the strike … New idioms dictionary
send (someone) away with a flea in (their) ear — British & Australian, informal to angrily tell someone to go away. A young kid came asking for money but I sent him away with a flea in his ear … New idioms dictionary
send someone on a guilt trip — send (someone) on a guilt trip British, informal, American, informal to make someone feel very guilty. I m tired of environmentalists who put a guilt trip on the rest of us for causing pollution with our life styles. She s sent me on a guilt trip … New idioms dictionary
send someone packing — send (someone) packing informal to tell someone to go away, usually because you are annoyed with them. There were some kids at the door asking for money, but I sent them packing … New idioms dictionary
send (someone) into a tizz — send/throw (someone) into a tizz/tizzy informal to make someone very upset, excited, or confused. The idea of producing a meal for fifty people threw her into a tizzy … New idioms dictionary
send (someone) into a tizzy — send/throw (someone) into a tizz/tizzy informal to make someone very upset, excited, or confused. The idea of producing a meal for fifty people threw her into a tizzy … New idioms 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 down — 1 (Brit.) she was sent down from Cambridge: EXPEL, exclude; Brit. rusticate. 2 (informal) he was sent down for life: SEND TO PRISON, imprison, jail, incarcerate, lo … Useful english dictionary
send someone to glory — 1. tv. to kill someone. □ One shot sent him to glory. □ You want me to send you to glory or something? 2. tv. to officiate at the burial services for someone. □ The preacher sent him to glory amidst the sobs of six or seven former fans … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
send someone from pillar to post — tv. to end someone from place to place; to give someone the runaround. □ Red tape everywhere I went. They sent me from pillar to post until closing time. □ Nobody is in charge there. They send you from pillar to post, and you don’t complain for… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
