1 B2 idiomatic informal
To send someone away quickly and without much ceremony, often because you want them gone.
"After dinner, the parents bundled the children off to bed so the adults could talk."
separable
bundle off
B2 informal separable transitive
To send someone away quickly, often with some degree of urgency or force.
In plain English
To quickly make someone leave and go somewhere else.
What does "bundle off" mean?
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 B2 idiomatic informal
To hurriedly place someone into a vehicle or transport and send them away.
"The bodyguards bundled the celebrity off into a waiting car before the crowd could surround her."
separable
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To wrap someone up like a bundle and send them away.
Actually means
To quickly make someone leave and go somewhere else.
Usage tip
Usually implies the person being sent has little say in the matter. Often used with children being sent to bed or relatives being dispatched somewhere. Has a slightly dismissive or hurried tone.
Words that pair with "bundle off"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
children guests relatives kids visitors passengers
How to conjugate "bundle off"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
bundle off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bundles off
he/she/it
Past simple
bundled off
yesterday
Past participle
bundled off
have + pp
-ing form
bundling off
continuous
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