finish apprenticeship; dispatch troops
Meanings
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to finish one's apprenticeship; to graduate from training
Refers to apprentices completing their training period under a master and becoming qualified to practice independently.
After three years as an apprentice, he finally completed his training.
All the apprentices taught by this old master have graduated.
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After finishing his apprenticeship, he opened his own small shop.
verb
to dispatch troops for battle; to launch a military expedition
literaryLiterary register. Originally referred to sending out armies with the master's permission; now used in historical or formal military contexts. Often appears in idioms.
The main army marched north on a punitive expedition.
The expedition got off to a bad start, with the main army blocked at Tong Pass.
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The troops were dispatched without a just cause, causing doubts among the officers and soldiers.
The emperor decided to dispatch troops to suppress the rebel army.