show someone the door
End their welcome
To show someone the door is to make clear they should leave, either by literally pointing out the exit or by dismissing them from a job, relationship, or situation.
The phrase implies firmness—you're not asking them to go, you're telling them.
After his third outburst, management showed him the door.
It can also mean escorting a guest out, though usually with an undertone of wanting them gone.
- sackRough fabric bag
- dismissSend away or reject
- disinviteRetract an invitation
- fireCombustion with flames
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
throw · shut out · discharge · give the boot · eject · rebuff · oust · turn away · boot out · expel · displace · depose · cast out · kick out · send packing · walking papers · terminate · bounce