"send someone to the showers" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-send someone to the showers.ogg [Australia] Forms: 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]
Head templates: {{en-verb|send<,,sent> someone to the showers}} send someone to the showers (third-person singular simple present sends someone to the showers, present participle sending someone to the showers, simple past and past participle sent someone to the showers)
  1. (idiomatic, sports) 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. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Sports Coordinate_terms: send someone packing
    Sense id: en-send_someone_to_the_showers-en-verb-oKV7yDo3 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) To remove or expel someone from a job, position, or activity, especially because of poor behavior or performance. Tags: broadly, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-send_someone_to_the_showers-en-verb-x4PTelrE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69

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