Idiom
send someone to the showers
Meaning
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.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The coach sent the tired player to the showers.”
“After the striker missed three easy goals, the manager decided to send him to the showers early.”
“Following a series of costly errors that jeopardized the team's lead, the captain was promptly sent to the showers by an unforgiving coach.”
Examples
simple
“The coach sent the tired player to the showers.”
contextual
“After the striker missed three easy goals, the manager decided to send him to the showers early.”
complex
“Following a series of costly errors that jeopardized the team's lead, the captain was promptly sent to the showers by an unforgiving coach.”
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