1.
If you send someone or something up , you imitate them in an amusing way that makes them appear foolish. ( BRIT INFORMAL )
You sense he’s sending himself up as well as everything else.
...a spoof that sends up the macho world of fighter pilots.
= make fun of
PHRASAL VERB : V n P , V P n (not pron)
see also send-up
2.
If someone who is on trial is sent up , they are found guilty and sent to prison. ( AM; in BRIT, use send down )
If I’m going to be sent up for killing one guy, then I might as well kill three more.
PHRASAL VERB : usu passive , be V-ed P