show someone the door
VERB
pink slip
Synonyms
WEAK
ax
boot
boot out
bounce
bump
can
cashier
defrock
depone
depose
deselect
discharge
disemploy
disfrock
displace
disqualify
drop
fire
furlough
give notice to
give someone his or her walking papers
give someone the ax
give someone the gate
give someone the pink slip
give the ax
give the gate
give the heave-ho
give walking papers
give warning
impeach
kick out
lay off
let go
let out
oust
pension
put away
recall
release
retire
sack
send packing
shelve
shut out
suspend
terminate
turn away
unfrock
unseat
wash out
Example Sentences
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But Peter’s too polite to show someone the door when they’re bothering him, so I’ve never dared to stay long.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
