send down

British  

verb

1. to expel from a university, esp permanently

2. informal to send to prison

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send down Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

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send down

Rybakina faced two break points at 4-3, but found her range with her serve to send down an ace and dig herself out of trouble, leaving Sabalenka visibly frustrated.

From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026

Previously a batter who had been everywhere from one to eight in the Tasmania order, Webster would send down some part-time off-breaks if needed.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025

We send down pure water from the sky.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2023

And what do they think about researchers tracking what they send down the drain at their home?

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2022

It did not take long for the Cultural Properties Bureau to send down divers to probe the area where the celadon vases had been accidentally hauled in.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler