show someone the door



show someone the door

Order someone to leave, as in I never should have listened to him; I should have shown him the door at once. This expression, first recorded in 1778, is not the same as show someone to the door (see under show someone out).
See also: door, show

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MartheMAHRT (French)French, Norwegian
Eliezerel-ie-EE-zər (English)Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Idoyaee-DHOI-ahSpanish
Tristan[tri'stən]
Leonardole-o-NAHR-do (Italian, Spanish), lee-ə-NAHR-do (English)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, History
Scilla-Italian