send (one) to the locker room
send (one) to the locker room
To remove one from a particular situation for poor behavior or performance. Likened to an athlete being removed from a game and sent to the locker room (where one typically goes after the game is over). Coach will send you to the locker room if you can't control your temper. I heard they sent Tom to the locker room after he lost his temper during the negotiations.
See also: locker, room, send
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a foothold in (something)
- the bloom is off the rose
- the bloom is off
- (one's) (hand)writing is like chicken scratch
- dumpster fire
- the blush is off the rose
- 5th
- a fifth wheel
- a fifth/third wheel
- get (one's) rocks off on (something)