dismiss vs show someone the door

dismiss

verb
  • To send or put away, to discard with disregard, contempt or disdain. (sometimes followed by as). 

  • To get a batsman out. 

  • To give someone a red card; to send off. 

  • To reject; to refuse to accept. 

  • To order to leave. 

  • To invalidate; to treat as unworthy of serious consideration. 

  • To discharge; to end the employment or service of. 

  • To dispel; to rid one’s mind of. 

show someone the door

verb
  • To dismiss, fire, or reject; to exclude someone who was formerly included. 

  • To escort someone to the exit of the premises; to expel someone from a room, gathering, etc. 

How often have the words dismiss and show someone the door occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )