show the door

Other forms: shown the door; showed the door; showing the door; shows the door

Definitions of show the door
  1. verb
    ask to leave
    “I was shown the door when I asked for a raise”
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    type of:
    boot out, chuck out, eject, exclude, turf out, turn out
    put out or expel from a place
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