send someone off (to something)
- send someone off (to something)
send someone off (to something)
to send someone away to something or some place, especially away on a journey; to be present when someone sets out on a journey to something or some place. •
We sent both kids off to camp this summer and had peace in the house for the first time in years.
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Liz sent Karen off to the store.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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