curb

be kicked to the curb

To be discarded, abandoned, or dismissed (as from employment) due to being unwanted, obsolete, or redundant. I can't believe that I was kicked to the curb after 20 years of hard work for that company! I think it's about time this old computer was kicked to the curb. I heard Jenny's new boyfriend has already been kicked to the curb. Easy come, easy go!
See also: curb, kick

curb appeal

The external attractiveness of a building or property, such as can be viewed from the street (i.e., the curb). We were suckered into buying the house because of its incredible curb appeal, but once we moved in, we realized just how run-down it was inside.
See also: appeal, curb

curb-crawler

A person who drives around looking to solicit prostitutes. Primarily heard in US. Don't go into that neighborhood after dark—it's known for prostitutes and curb-crawlers.

get kicked to the curb

To be discarded, abandoned, or dismissed (as from employment) due to being unwanted, obsolete, or redundant. I can't believe that I got kicked to the curb after 20 years of hard work for that company! I think it's about time for this old computer to get kicked to the curb. I heard Jenny's new boyfriend has already gotten kicked to the curb. Easy come, easy go!
See also: curb, get, kick

kick (someone or something) to the curb

To discard, abandon, or dismiss someone or something that has become redundant, obsolete, useless, or unwanted. I can't believe that after 20 years of hard work the company would just kick me to the curb like that! I think it's about time we kick this old computer to the curb. I heard Jenny kicked her boyfriend to the curb last night. They must have had an awful fight!
See also: curb, kick

shot to the curb

1. slang Discarded, abandoned, or dismissed. Nearly 200 employees were shot to the curb as the company tried to compensate for another year of low sales. When I found out my friends had been lots of things without me, it just felt like I had been shot to the curb.
2. slang Rendered broken, ruined, or inoperable. My nerves have been completely shot to the curb since the car accident. Our plans were shot to the curb when the boss announced that the budget was being cut in half.
See also: curb, shot
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

shot to the curb

mod. without money or a place to live; living in the gutter; down and out. (Alluding to being on the streets.) I’m totally out of bills, man. Shot to the curb.
See also: curb, shot

step off the curb

in. to die. (Alludes to stepping out in front of a vehicle that causes one’s death.) Ralph almost stepped off the curb during his operation.
See also: curb, off, step
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • be kicked to the curb
  • get kicked to the curb
  • kick (someone or something) to the curb
  • autem cackler
  • turn about
  • autem mort
  • mot
  • no one is indispensable
  • end up in the knacker's yard
  • candlestick
References in periodicals archive
* Built-up curb ramps located so that they do not project into vehicular traffic lanes
Cure ramps & cross walks
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Curbside enthusiasm: try these eye-catching--and cost-effective--ways to boost curb appeal and encourage community involvement
* Curbs are equipped with diverters on the upslope flange.
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34 immediately pinned to and up on the curb, by Off.
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Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma said Friday he plans to take into account China's response when deciding next month on whether to slap safeguard curbs on towel imports from China and Vietnam.
Hiranuma to mull China response in towel curb decision
As the increase was due largely to low import levels in May 2000, an agricultural ministry officials said the import curb is starting to take effect on all the three farm products.
Shiitake, rush imports from China plunge in May
''The emergency import curb is allowed under WTO (World Trade Organization) rules,'' Hiranuma told reporters.
Japan to study import curb aside from China ties: Hiranuma
To estimate the steady-state amount of lead found in urban streets, I surveyed eight six-lane divided street segments, totaling 19.2 km, by walking along the sidewalk adjacent to the outer lane and retrieving any lead found along the outer curb, in the street, and on the sidewalk.
Lead Loading of Urban Streets by Motor Vehicle Wheel Weights
The Curb Inlet Drain Diaper Insert is currently available for storm sewer inlets with open curb sides.
Drain Diaper(R) Controls Nonpoint-Source Pollution
Department of Justice to give cities and towns an additional 5 to 10 years to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) curb ramp requirements.
Senate seeks to ease ADA curb cut burden
Lesbian/feminist critic Rosemary Curb contends that selected black female "protagonists" from Kennedy's early surrealistic one-act plays are decentered subjects who "fear physical invasion by (hetero)sexual intercourse." In an intertexual critique in which the critic displays her knowledge of contemporary feminist theory and scholarship, black and white, Curb attempts to explicate what she identifies as the "suicidal death wish" of Kennedy's dramatis personae.
Intersecting Boundaries: The Theater of Adrienne Kennedy
The installation of curb ramps should be included in their transition plans for ADA compliance.
Barrier removal: curb ramps
In continuation of its efforts to curb power theft and illegal abstraction, K-Electric conducted a Kunda-removal drive recently in Lyari Khadda Market.
Anti-Power theft drive in Lyari Khadda Market
Richardson, TX, April 09, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Curb Appeal Wood Care LLC today announced the launch of www.curbappealwoodcare.com as an informational portal that features educational resources on subjects such as fence staining, fence restoration and fence sealing, and many other helpful home improvement tips for homeowners in the Plano, Texas Area.
Curb Appeal Wood Care LLC Launches New Website for the Plano Area