get the boot

get the boot
a) To be dismissed from employment.
b) To be voted off a competition in a reality television show.
Syn: get the chop, get the sack, get the elbow, get the walking papers

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  • get the boot — (informal) To be dismissed • • • Main Entry: ↑boot * * * informal be dismissed from one s job * * * be given the ˈboot | get the ˈboot idiom (informal) to be t …   Useful english dictionary

  • get\ the\ boot — • get the ax(e) • get the boot • get the gate • get the sack v. phr. slang 1. To be fired from a job. Poor Joe got the ax at the office yesterday. See: get the bounce(2) 2. To be dismissed from school for improper conduct, such as cheating. Joe… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • get the boot — or be given the boot 1) informal to be told to leave your job or your school He was useless, and soon got the boot. 2) informal to be told by your boyfriend or girlfriend that they do not want to see you any more …   English dictionary

  • get the boot — ► give (or get) the boot informal dismiss (or be dismissed) from a job. Main Entry: ↑boot …   English terms dictionary

  • get the boot — informal give (someone) the boot to stop employing someone. Did she tell you why she got the boot? …   New idioms dictionary

  • get the boot —  Be dismissed.  ► “News from Britain today that the London Stock Exchange has given its Chief Executive the boot.” (Marketplace, National Public Radio, Jan. 4, 1996) …   American business jargon

  • get the boot — or[the gate] or[the sack] See: GET THE AXE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get the boot — or[the gate] or[the sack] See: GET THE AXE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • get the boot —  or get the bullet  Be dismissed …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • get the boot — get kicked; be kicked out, be fired …   English contemporary dictionary

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