show\ to\ the\ door

show\ to\ the\ door
• show in
• show out
• show up
• show to the door
v. phr.
To usher; conduct; accompany.

"My husband will show you in," Mary said to the guests when they arrived at the door.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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