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show someone the door

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌʃoʊ ˌsʌmwʌn ðə ˈdɔr/ · UK /ˌʃəʊ ˌsʌmwʌn ðə ˈdɔː/

show someone the door means: To make someone leave a room, building, or event, often because their behaviour is unacceptable.

verb

MAKE SOMEONE LEAVEB2

To make someone leave a room, building, or event, often because their behaviour is unacceptable.

  • The guard showed him the door.
  • They showed the noisy guests the door.
  • If you insult our staff, we will show you the door.

How to use it: show someone the door (The manager showed the rude customer the door.)

Similar words: throw out, expel, eject

Opposites: welcome

Common phrases: show someone the door, show me the door, show them the door

DISMISS OR REJECTC1

To remove someone from a job or group, or refuse to continue dealing with them.

  • The company showed its director the door.
  • They showed me the door after ten years of service.
  • The board may show the coach the door if results worsen.

How to use it: show someone the door (The club showed its manager the door after another defeat.)

Similar words: dismiss, fire, reject

Common phrases: show someone the door, show me the door, show them the door

INDICATE THE EXITA2

To point out where a door is so someone can find or use it.

  • Please show me the door to the garden.
  • She showed him the door at the back.
  • Can you show us the door to the balcony?

How to use it: show someone the door (Please show our visitor the door to the garden.)

Similar words: point out the door

Common phrases: show someone the door, show me the door, show them the door

Questions about show someone the door

What does show someone the door mean?

To make someone leave a room, building, or event, often because their behaviour is unacceptable.

What is show someone the door in other languages?

Türkçe: kapı dışarı etmek · Español: echar · Français: mettre à la porte · Deutsch: vor die Tür setzen · Italiano: mettere alla porta · 日本語: 追い出す

How do you pronounce show someone the door?

In American English /ˌʃoʊ ˌsʌmwʌn ðə ˈdɔr/; in British English /ˌʃəʊ ˌsʌmwʌn ðə ˈdɔː/.

How do you use show someone the door in a sentence?

The guard showed him the door. They showed the noisy guests the door.

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