show someone the door (English, verb)
expansion: show someone the door (third-person singular simple present shows someone the door, present participle showing someone the door, simple past showed someone the door, past participle shown someone the door or (US also) showed someone the door)
Senses:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see show, someone, the, door.
glosses: To escort someone to the exit of the premises; to expel someone from a room, gathering, etc.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To dismiss, fire, or reject; to exclude someone who was formerly included.
tags: broadly
especially
idiomatic
raw_tags: of a person
Forms:
form: shows someone the door
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: showing someone the door
tags: participle
present
form: showed someone the door
tags: past
form: shown someone the door
tags: participle
past
form: showed someone the door
tags: US
also
participle
past
form: show someone to the door
tags: alternative