get (one's) pink slip

get (one's) pink slip

To receive a notice of termination from one's employer. He was in total disbelief when he got his pink slip from his boss today, as he had worked at the company for over a decade.
See also: get, pink, slip
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • get a pink slip
  • pink slip
  • say it ain't so
  • throw (one's) arms up in despair
  • throw (one's) arms up in frustration
  • throw (one's) hands up in despair
  • throw (one's) hands up in frustration
  • frustration
  • Say it ain't so, Joe
  • Say it ain't so, Joe!