I was shown the door when I asked for a raise
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We don't tolerate bad behavior. If you cause trouble, we'll show you the door.
If the coach doesn't win this year, they'll show him the door. [=they'll fire him]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
show the door — show (someone) the door to make it clear that someone must leave. I told her that I wasn t interested in her scheme and she showed me the door in no uncertain terms … New idioms dictionary
show the door — {v. phr.} To ask (someone) to go away. * /Ruth was upsetting the other children, so I showed her the door./ * /Our neighbors invited themselves to the party and stayed until Harry showed them the door./ … Dictionary of American idioms
show the door — {v. phr.} To ask (someone) to go away. * /Ruth was upsetting the other children, so I showed her the door./ * /Our neighbors invited themselves to the party and stayed until Harry showed them the door./ … Dictionary of American idioms
show\ the\ door — v. phr. To ask (someone) to go away. Ruth was upsetting the other children, so I showed her the door. Our neighbors invited themselves to the party and stayed until Harry showed them the door … Словарь американских идиом
show the door — (smb) ask someone to go away When he started yelling in the restaurant he was quickly shown the door … Idioms and examples
show the door, show to the door — show (someone) the door, show (someone) to the door see ↑door • • • Main Entry: ↑show … Useful english dictionary
show the door to — drive away, expel … English contemporary dictionary
show the door (to) — Get someone to leave; to dismiss someone … American business jargon
The Door — has been used as a title for: *The Door, a poem by Miroslav Holub. *The Door, a short story by E. B. White. *The Door (interstellar teleporter). *The Door (Keb Mo album), the 2000 album by blues musician Keb Mo . *The Door (novel), a novel by… … Wikipedia
show someone the door — To turn someone out of the house • • • Main Entry: ↑door * * * show someone the door informal phrase to tell someone to leave, especially in a rude or angry way When he asked for money, she showed him the door. Thesaurus: to force someone to… … Useful english dictionary
