send someone to the showers

Meaning: (idiomatic,sports)Toremoveaplayerfrom a particularteamcompetitionbefore the conclusion of the event, especially because that player'scontributionon this occasion has been below his or her expected level ofperformance.2004September 29, “Mariners game at a glance”, inSeattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved8 July 2014:[H]e was able to pitch out of trouble until the eighth, when a single by LF Randy Winn and double by 2B Bret Boonesent him to the showers.2010July 5, Mark Viera, “Reds 8, Mets 6: Pelfrey Comes Undone After a Reversed Call”, inNew York Times, retrieved8 July 2014:The umpires’ ruling precipitated a wild protest[…]and three straight run-scoring hits off Pelfrey thatsent him to the showersafter a six-run inning.2013November 20, Kevin Garside, “England 0 Germany 1”, inThe Independent, UK, retrieved8 July 2014:Gerrard wassent to the showers10 minutes into the second half, replaced by his Liverpool team-mate Jordan Henderson.2014February 9, Roger Rubin, “Marcus Smart, Texas Tech fan shove fiasco handled poorly”, inNew York Daily News, retrieved8 July 2014: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.; (idiomatic,by extension)To remove orexpelsomeone from a job, position, or activity, especially because of poor behavior or performance.1941February 3, “Government: FTC Boner”, inTime, retrieved8 July 2014:The Federal Trade Commission in recent years has seldom struck out.[…]But last fortnight the FTC was caught way off base,sentred-facedto the showers.1991July 7, Newsweek Staff, “Chief Of Staff Edition”, inNewsweek, retrieved8 July 2014:Lucky John Sununu.[…]Given the thin bench of replacements, no wonder Bush doesn't want tosend him to the showers.2012March 21, Rick Ungar, “RyanCare 2.0-Still Shifting Health Care Costs Onto The Backs Of Our Elderly”, inForbes, retrieved8 July 2014:Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has returned.[…]Having been sent to the showersduring last year’s disastrous campaign to place the nation’s seniors on a voucher program, Ryan is back.2014April 29, Mitch Lawrence, “Donald Sterling's racist behavior has been habitual for years”, inNew York Daily News, retrieved8 July 2014:Silver needed to be bold and decisive and he was unquestionably both insending the lout Donald Sterling to the showerswith a lifetime ban on Tuesday.

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