Pack off

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verb

Send someone somewhere.

His mother packed him off to boarding school at an early age.
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Often appears as...

  • pack off to school
  • pack someone off
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Urgent Sending

Use when sending someone away quickly, often to solve a problem or for their benefit.

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After the incident, she was quickly packed off to her aunt's house.
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Parental Decisions

Often parents pack off children to schools or relatives to provide opportunities or discipline.

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He was packed off to military school to learn some manners.
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Not Always Permanent

Packing off someone can be temporary, for a specific period, not necessarily forever.

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She'll be packed off to summer camp for two weeks.
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