be given the gate

be given the gate

To be dismissed or spurned. I'm trying to sell these vacuums door to door, and I've been given the gate left and right!
See also: gate, given
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • get the gate
  • door to door
  • door-to-door
  • answer the door
  • on the knocker
  • from door to door
  • last thing
  • be on the door
  • at (one's) door
  • at door