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send one packing
To fire someone summarily.
Уволить, выгнать кого-либо без долгих церемоний.
When Amanda discovered that Jack had been unfaithful, she sent him packing.
Когда Аманда узнала, что Джек ей изменял, то выставила его за дверь.
When the boss caught Smith stealing from the cash register, he sent him packing.
separate the men from the boys
To show who has strength, courage and loyalty and find who do not.
The mile run separates the men from the boys.
When the ship hit an iceberg and sank, it separated the men from the boys.
separate the sheep from the goats
Отделить овец от козлищ.
Examining job applications is the first stage in separating the sheep from the goats.
Просмотр заявлений о приеме на работу – это первая стадия отбора.
serve a sentence
serve time
To be in jail.
Charlie served four years of an eight-year sentence, after which he was paroled and released.
set ablaze
set afire
set on fire
To cause to burn by lighting with a match or other incendiary device.
The criminals poured gasoline on the house and set it ablaze with a small lighter.
set about
To begin; start.
After breakfast, Mother set about her household duties.
Benjamin Franklin set about teaming the printer's trade at an early age.
set aside
To separate from the others in a group or collection.
She set aside the things in the old trunk which she wanted to keep.
To select or choose from others for some purpose.
The governor set aside a day for thanksgiving.
To pay no attention to (something); leave out.
The complaint was set aside as of no importance.
To refuse to accept; annul; cancel as worthless or wrong.
The Supreme Court set aside the decision of the lower courts.
set back on one's heels
knock back on one's heels
To give an unpleasant surprise; upset suddenly; stop or turn back (someone's) progress.
Jack brags too much and it set him back on his heels when the coach told him he wasn't as good a player as he thought he was.
Jean was doing very well in school until sickness knocked her back on her heels.