send off
To put something in the post, to say goodbye to someone leaving, or (in football) when a player is made to leave the game by the referee.
Meanings
To post or dispatch a letter, package, or document.
"I need to send off these invoices before the end of the week."
To give a farewell to someone who is departing, often with a celebration or ceremony.
"His colleagues gave him a wonderful send-off when he retired after thirty years."
(Sport) For a referee to order a player to leave the field of play, usually after a serious foul.
"The referee sent off the striker for a dangerous tackle in the second half."
To send someone away to a place, especially a child to school or camp.
"Her parents sent her off to boarding school when she was eleven."
The sporting sense (referee dismissing a player) is very common in British English. The postal sense is slightly old-fashioned but still used.
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