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showed someone the door

showed someone the door is the simple past and past participle of show someone the door.

Meaning of show someone the door

Verb

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)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see show, someone, the, door.
  2. (idiomatic) To escort someone to the exit of the premises; to expel someone from a room, gathering, etc.
    • "[N]o man shall laugh at me now that I'm down. Show him the door, Dig."1913, Jeffrey Farnol, chapter 29, in The Amateur Gentleman
  3. (broadly, especially, idiomatic) To dismiss, fire, or reject; to exclude someone who was formerly included.
    • The medical profession, by its drift toward specialization, is handing the family doctor his hat and showing him the door.1939 April 3, “Here's Your Hat!”, in Time

Questions about showed someone the door

What is showed someone the door the simple past and past participle of?
Showed someone the door is the simple past and past participle of show someone the door.

Words near showed someone the door in the dictionary

  1. showed shapes
  2. showed skin
  3. showed some skin
  4. showed someone a good time
  5. showed someone one's etchings
  6. showed someone the door
  7. showed someone the ropes
  8. showed the flag
  9. showed the ropes
  10. showed the way
  11. showed up

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