They're probably too scared to form a majority because then they'd actually be accountable to their bad ideas and then they'd really get shown the door by voters. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Perhaps the manager will also be shown the door after missing out on promotion. (pollemma.com)
Then when it turned out there was no way to change his mind, we had to show him the door before finding a less clumsy replacement. (gamestm.co.uk)