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"[N]o man shall laugh at me now that Im down. Show him the door, Dig."
The medical profession, by its drift toward specialization, is handing the family doctor his hat and showing him the door.
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show somebody the door — show sb the ˈdoor idiom to ask sb to leave, because they are no longer welcome Main entry: ↑showidiom … Useful english dictionary
show the door — verb ask to leave I was shown the door when I asked for a raise • Hypernyms: ↑eject, ↑chuck out, ↑exclude, ↑turf out, ↑boot out, ↑turn out • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
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door — W1S1 [do: US do:r] n [: Old English; Origin: duru door and dor gate ] 1.) the large flat piece of wood, glass etc that you open and close when you go into or out of a building, room, vehicle etc, or when you open a cupboard →↑gate open/close/shut … Dictionary of contemporary English
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