掃地出門
sǎo​dì​chū​mén

to turn someone out of house and home

  • created sense approved 扫地出门/掃地出門 · sǎo​dì​chū​mén · to turn someone out of house and home — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    扫地出门 / 掃地出門

    sǎo​dì​chū​mén

    to turn someone out of house and home

    To confiscate all of a person's property and throw them out of their house; by extension, to completely purge or expel someone from an organization or place.

    扫地 (literal) → 扫地/掃地 · sǎo​dì · to sweep the floor 出门 (literal) → 出门/出門 · chū​mén · to go out; to travel

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