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on the bounce — (informal) In succession, without a break • • • Main Entry: ↑bounce * * * on the ˈbounce idiom (BrE, informal) one after the other, without anything else coming between … Useful english dictionary
get\ the\ bounce — • get the bounce • get the gate v. phr. slang 1. • get the air To lose one s sweetheart; not be kept for a friend or lover. Joe is sad because he just got the gate from his girl. Shirley was afraid she might get the air from her boyfriend if she… … Словарь американских идиом
give\ the\ bounce — • give the bounce • give the gate v. phr. slang 1. • give the air To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from. Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl. Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her… … Словарь американских идиом
get the bounce — or[get the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or[get the air] To lose one s sweetheart; not be kept for a friend or lover. * /Joe is sad because he just got the gate from his girl./ * /Shirley was afraid she might get the air from her boyfriend if she… … Dictionary of American idioms
give the bounce — or[give the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or[give the air] To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from. * /Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl./ * /Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her… … Dictionary of American idioms
get the bounce — or[get the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or[get the air] To lose one s sweetheart; not be kept for a friend or lover. * /Joe is sad because he just got the gate from his girl./ * /Shirley was afraid she might get the air from her boyfriend if she… … Dictionary of American idioms
give the bounce — or[give the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or[give the air] To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from. * /Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl./ * /Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her… … Dictionary of American idioms
The bounce — (Australian Rules) start of the game, when the umpire bounces the ball to begin play … Dictionary of Australian slang
the bounce — Australian Slang (Australian Rules) start of the game, when the umpire bounces the ball to begin play … English dialects glossary
give the bounce — verb terminate a relationship abruptly Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman • Syn: ↑give the axe, ↑give the gate • Hypernyms: ↑separate, ↑part, ↑split up, ↑split, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
on the bounce — on the rebound, bouncing back, returning to a previous location or state (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
