10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOW SOMEONE THE DOOR»
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1
A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... incarnation as an opponent of immigration has perhaps shown his colors in
their truest light. show someone the door show someone to the door show
someone the door ask a person to leave; dismiss smb. without ceremony:
Exasperated by ...
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
1; show someone the door. show someone the door Order someone to leave, as
in I never should have listened to him; I should have shown him the door at once.
This expression, first recorded in 1778, is not the same as show someone to the ...
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
British show someone the door dismiss or eject someone unceremoniously from
a place or from your presence. 1991 Michael Curtin The Plastic Tomato Cutter Mr
Yendall. would you credit I had applicants who scorned the wages? I showed ...
SHOW SOMEONE THE DOOR If you don't stop knitting at work, I'll show you the
door," the boss grumbled. "Oh, you don't have to do that," Edna smiled. "I know
where it is." The phone kept ringing and business tumbled, but Edna went on ...
lW WKKM W □ ) to lie at the door of £ LIE3 to lock the stable door after the horse
has bolted £ LOCK to open the door to £ OPEN » to show someone the door
TSSi? $ '< ffi % ASuiJ (Roy, show this gentleman the door. R#* . tS!Ifi5fc£&£ ° ) to
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Pocket Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus
... profession or industry. show someone the door tell someone to leave or make
them leave. show your hand reveal your plans. show jumping the competitive
sport of riding horses over a course of obstacles in an arena. show off try to
impress ...
Oxford University Press, 2010
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The Nelson Contemporary English Dictionary
... a doornail dead beyond any doubt door to door calling at every house in tum a
door to door salesman next door in the next house l'm going next door out of
doors in the open air show someone the door to order someone out of the house
He ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
British show someone the door dismiss or eject someone from a place. 1991
Michael CurtinThe Plastic Tomato Cutter Mr Yendall, would you credit I had
applicants who scorned the wages? I showed them the door. shower send
someone to ...
-»Unit 38 show someone the door to make someone leave • Dick was rude to my
family, so l showed him the door. -hnit 16 show your hand to let others know what
you are planning to do; = tip your hand -»Unit 1 1 smoke and mirrors ...
Margo Wood, Michael P. O'Donnell
... shoulder (with) shouts in one's face shouts in the face of show a clean pair of
heels show of hands show off show one's face show one's hand shake up show
promise show someone around show someone the door show someone the
ropes ...
