- see someone off
- 1》 accompany a person who is leaving to their point of departure.2》 Brit. repel an intruder.↘informal deal with the threat posed by.→ see
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see someone off — see (someone) off to go with someone to the place where they will begin a trip. My parents saw me off at the airport. Families gathered at the dock to see off the sailors … New idioms dictionary
see someone off — 1) accompany a person who is leaving to their point of departure they came to the station to see him off 2) Brit. repel an invader or intruder the dogs saw them off in no time ■ informal deal with the threat posed by; get the better of they saw… … Useful english dictionary
see someone coming (a mile off) — british spoken phrase to realize that someone is very easy to trick or cheat They charged you £50 for that? They must have seen you coming! Thesaurus: easy to trick or deceivesynonym Main entry: see … Useful english dictionary
ˌsee sb ˈoff — phrasal verb to go somewhere such as a station or airport with someone in order to say goodbye to them Anne saw Terry off at the station.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
knock someone off — tv. to kill someone. (Underworld. See also bump someone off.) □ The mob knocked the witnesses off. CD The cops would be happy if someone wanted to knock off Mr. Big … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bitch someone off — tv. to make someone very angry. (See also piss someone off. Usually objectionable.) □ You know what bitches me off? Soggy French fries, that’s what! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hack someone off — (informal).See annoy. → hack * * * hack someone off (informal) To make someone thoroughly fed up, disgusted • • • Main Entry: ↑hack * * * informal annoy or infuriate someone … Useful english dictionary
see off — 1. To accompany (someone) at their departure 2. To reprimand (slang) 3. To get rid of (informal) • • • Main Entry: ↑see * * * see off [phrasal verb] see (someone) off … Useful english dictionary
tear someone off a strip — tear someone off a strip/tear a strip off someone/british informal phrase to criticize someone angrily for doing something wrong Thesaurus: to criticize stronglysynonym to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry waysynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
see off — see (someone) off to go with someone to the place where they will begin a trip. My parents saw me off at the airport. Families gathered at the dock to see off the sailors … New idioms dictionary
