🗓️ Idiom: Show Someone the Door (verb)
💬 Meaning
- To dismiss someone or ask them to leave.
- To remove someone from a job, meeting, or place.
🧠 Example Sentences
- After the argument, the manager showed him the door.
- The company showed the consultant the door when his contract ended.
- She was shown the door after repeatedly missing deadlines.
🏛️ Origin
This idiom comes from the simple act of guiding someone to the door when they are no longer welcome. Over time, it became a metaphor for dismissing or firing someone.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
After he insulted the client, the boss __________ immediately.
Answer
showed him the door
2. Multiple choice:
What does show someone the door mean?
a) To guide someone politely to another room
b) To ask someone to leave or dismiss them
c) To promote someone to a higher role
Answer
b) To ask someone to leave or dismiss them
3. Change the sentence using “show someone the door”:
The manager asked the employee to leave after the meeting.
Answer
The manager showed the employee the door after the meeting.
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