send someone to the showers

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To remove a player from a particular team competition before the conclusion of the event, especially because that player's contribution on this occasion has been below his or her expected level of performance. idiomatic
    — [H]e was able to pitch out of trouble until the eighth, when a single by LF Randy Winn and double by 2B Bret Boone sent him to the showers.
  2. To remove or expel someone from a job, position, or activity, especially because of poor behavior or performance. broadly,idiomatic
    — The Federal Trade Commission in recent years has seldom struck out. […]But last fortnight the FTC was caught way off base, sent red-faced to the showers.

词形变化

sends someone to the showers present,singular,third-person sending someone to the showers participle,present sent someone to the showers participle,past sent someone to the showers past

词汇关系

并列词
send someone packing
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