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send someone to the showers What does send someone to the showers mean?	send a player off the field and out of a game	send a player off the field and out of a gameThe referee sent the top player to the showers after he refused to stop arguing.
send (someone) to the showers What does send (someone) to the showers mean?	to send a player off the field and out of a game	The referee sent the player to the showers after he refused to stop arguing.
send (someone) to the showers What does send (someone) to the showers mean?	to send a player out of the game and off the field/court etc.	The coach decided to send the player to the showers after his poor performance in the game.
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on any account What does "on any account" mean?	for any purpose, for any reason	I am not going to talk to that woman on any account.
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Send Someone To The Showers Idiom