Meaning of send someone to the showers | Babel Free

Definitions

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
2. To remove or expel someone from a job, position, or activity, especially because of poor behavior or performance.
   broadly, idiomatic

Examples

“[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.”

“The umpires’ ruling precipitated a wild protest […]and three straight run-scoring hits off Pelfrey that sent him to the showers after a six-run inning.”

“Gerrard was sent to the showers 10 minutes into the second half, replaced by his Liverpool team-mate Jordan Henderson.”

“Orr, in the first row behind the photographers, said something and Smart stepped to him and pushed him with both hands. […]Sending Smart to the showers—or instructing arena security to eject the fan—would have been a move in the name of safety.”

“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.”

“Lucky John Sununu. […]Given the thin bench of replacements, no wonder Bush doesn't want to send him to the showers.”

“Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has returned. […]Having been sent to the showers during last year’s disastrous campaign to place the nation’s seniors on a voucher program, Ryan is back.”

“Silver needed to be bold and decisive and he was unquestionably both in sending the lout Donald Sterling to the showers with a lifetime ban on Tuesday.”

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