show the door
(redirected from see to the door)show (one) the door
1. To accompany one to the exit from a room or building. Thank you so much for coming in for the interview. John, would you please show Mr. Porter the door?
2. To escort or forcibly remove one from a building, typically due to some violation of the rules. The bouncers had to show the man the door after started getting too aggressive with other people in the club. Sir, if you don't calm down, I'm afraid I'll have to show you the door.
3. To order one to leave some place. I hadn't even finished my proposal before the bosses showed me the door.
4. By extension, to fire one from a job. I'll let you off with a warning this once, but if you ever show up to work smelling of alcohol again, I'll show you the door so fast it will make your head spin.
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show someone (to) the door
and see someone to the doorto lead or take someone to the door or exit. After we finished our talk, she showed me to the door. Bill and I finished our chat as he saw me to the door.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
show (someone) the door
Informal1. To eject (someone) from the premises.
2. To terminate the employment of; fire.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.