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shows someone the door

shows someone the door is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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Shows someone the door is the third-person singular simple present indicative of show someone the door.

Words near shows someone the door in the dictionary

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

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