A few days ago
Where does the phrase “send them packing” come from?
My guess is it comes from sports, when a visiting team plays your home team and you want to “send them packing” (i.e., go back where you came from) – otherwise it’s just a really rude saying that implies you are hosting someone and you want them to leave.
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It was actually a phrase first heard in a Shakespearean play–Henry IV
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4 years ago
Send Them Packing
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A few days ago
The phrase “send them packing” means ‘to dismiss (someone) abruptly. It comes from: cause to go or be taken to a destination: sent the package by parcel post; dispatched a union representative to the factory; forwards the mail to their new address; routed the soldiers through New York; shipped his books to his dormitory; transmits money by cable.
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A few days ago
To give mourners their guns back after a funeral.
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A few days ago
My mom..when dad said what do we do with the kids now that their all grown up.
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