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1 wegjagen
1 [verdrijven; afschrikken] chase away♦voorbeelden:kinderen wegjagen uit de tuin • chase children out of the garden -
2 de laan uit sturen
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3 een mededinger/minister wegwerken
een mededinger/minister wegwerkendispose of a rival, send a minister packingVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een mededinger/minister wegwerken
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4 een oneerlijke werknemer wegjagen
een oneerlijke werknemer wegjagenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een oneerlijke werknemer wegjagen
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5 iemand de laan uitsturen
iemand de laan uitsturensack/fire someone; 〈 wegjagen〉 send someone packingVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > iemand de laan uitsturen
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6 laan
1 avenue♦voorbeelden: -
7 wegwerken
1 [doen verdwijnen] get rid of ⇒ 〈 verorberen〉 polish off, 〈 informeel〉 put away 〈 eten, drank〉, smoothe away 〈 oneffenheden〉2 [dwingen heen te gaan] dispose of, get rid of♦voorbeelden:1 een paar oneffenheden/kleine foutjes wegwerken • smoothe away a few blemishes/minor errorseen tekort wegwerken • eliminate a deficitiets op een foto wegwerken • block out something on a photo2 een mededinger/minister wegwerken • dispose of a rival, send a minister packing
См. также в других словарях:
send packing — Pack Pack (p[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Packed} (p[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Packing}.] [Akin to D. pakken, G. packen, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakka. See {Pack}, n.] 1. To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
send packing (to) — Dismiss, fire from a job. ► “Mr. Foley isn’t the only Washington state incumbent the voters may send packing.” (Wall Street Journal, Sept. 23, 1994, p. A14) … American business jargon
send 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 packing — verb stop associating with They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock • Syn: ↑dismiss, ↑send away, ↑drop • Hypernyms: ↑displace, ↑fire, ↑give notice, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
send packing — If you send someone packing, you tell them to leave, in a very forceful and unfriendly way. When Amanda discovered that Jack was unfaithful, she sent him packing … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
send packing — vp To fire. He fingered the boss s secretary and they sent him packing. 1820s … Historical dictionary of American slang
send packing — phrasal to send off or dismiss roughly or in disgrace … New Collegiate Dictionary
send packing — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. send away, banish, reject, throw out*, eject; see also dismiss 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. show the door, dismiss, discharge, give walking papers … English dictionary for students
send packing — fire; send away rudely … English contemporary dictionary
send packing — idi to dismiss curtly … From formal English to slang
To send packing — Pack Pack, v. i. 1. To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation. [1913 Webster] 2. To admit of stowage, or of making up for transportation or storage; to become compressed or to settle together, so as to form … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English