send down

verb

1. to expel from a university, esp permanently
2. informal.
   to send to prison

Idioms and Phrases

Suspend or dismiss from a university, principally a British one. For example, He's done very poorly ever since he was sent down from Oxford . [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

Canada’s star was David Winckworth, who made 12 with the bat before sending down a few round-arm thunderbolts of his own, taking four wickets as the Americans were dismissed for 64.

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We had a cunning little dipper we could send down into the pan on a length of picture wire.

From Literature

This is done using a specific type of satellite called an altimeter, which sends down radar pulses to very precisely measure the height of the ice surface.

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Since 1938 it has provided a convenient route for a water main, still maintained by Scottish Water, who regularly send down inspectors.

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Like Hartley, Joe Root picked up two wickets with his off-breaks, sending down more overs, 24, than any other bowler on day two.

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