扫地出门

掃地出門

sǎodìchūmén

idiom

Meanings

1 to sweep (someone) out the door
2 to drive out with everything taken; to evict and dispossess

Characters

Examples

公司发现他贪污，立刻把他扫地出门。

Gōngsī fāxiàn tā tānwū, lìkè bǎ tā sǎodìchūmén.

The company discovered his embezzlement and showed him the door on the spot.

他被家族扫地出门，从此再也没有回来。

Tā bèi jiāzú sǎodìchūmén, cóngcǐ zài yě méiyǒu huílái.

He was driven out of the family for good, and never returned.

一旦违反规定，哪怕是老员工也会被扫地出门。

Yīdàn wéifǎn guīdìng, nǎpà shì lǎo yuángōng yě huì bèi sǎodìchūmén.

Once the rules are broken, even senior employees get swept out the door.

Tips

usage

Stronger than 开除 or 赶走 — it implies not just dismissal but stripping of status or property as you go out. Common in contexts of fraud, betrayal, or scandal.

Stroke Order

扫 sǎo

地 dì

出 chū

门 mén