send a boy to do a man's job

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send a boy to do a man's job (third-person singular simple present sends a boy to do a man's job, present participle sending a boy to do a man's job, simple past and past participle sent a boy to do a man's job)

  1. To send an inexperienced person to do something they are not qualified for.