send back
SeparableThe object can go before or after the particle — but a pronoun MUST go in the middle: “clean it up”, never “clean up it”.
How to say it
Stress the particle, not the verb: send BACK. Saying “SEND back” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.
Do not release the /d/. Before the consonant of “back” the stop is held and swallowed rather than popped — the same unreleased-stop move as in hot dog. One smooth unit: “send back”.
What it means
To return something unsatisfactory.
- “The steak was cold so she sent it back.”
- “Send back anything that doesn't fit.”
Similar: return