see somebody off

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

▪ I. see sb off phrasal verb before or after object [ seeing sb off saw sb off seen sb off seen sb off sees sb off ]
 
SAY GOODBYE
1. to go to the place that someone is leaving from in order to say goodbye to them
• My parents saw me off at the airport.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way
 
GET RID OF
2. to send away an attacker or unwanted person, usually forcefully
• The caretaker ran out and saw off the boys who had been damaging the fence.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Responding to an attack
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▪ II. see sb/sth off phrasal verb before or after object informal [ seeing sb/sth off saw sb/sth off seen sb/sth off seen sb/sth off sees sb/sth off ]
to defeat someone or something, or to deal with them effectively so that they can no longer cause harm
• England saw off Luxembourg 5-0.
• He may not have seen off the challengers for the leadership of the party, but he has at least silenced them for a while.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Winning and defeating ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sport
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