[send to the minors] {v. phr.} To dismiss someone; tell them off;terminate a relationship. — A baseball term.
«What did you do toyour girlfriend?» Ernie asked Bert, when Bert started dating Jane. «Isent her to the minors,» Bert answered with a sneer.
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Значение идиомы send to the minors