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Значение идиомы pack off
[pack off] {v.}, {informal} To send away; dismiss abruptly.
Whenan Englishman got in trouble long ago, his family would pack him offto Australia or some other distant land.
Jane couldn’t really getstarted on her homework until she had packed the children off toschool.
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