get the bullet

To lose one's job. Primarily heard in UK. You're going to get the bullet if you keep coming into work late.

get the bullet

BRITISH, INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONED

If someone gets the bullet, they lose their job. The banks are still making money but they only have to have one bad year and everybody gets the bullet. Note: You can also say that someone is given the bullet. Pike was out of work for 2½ years after being given the bullet as the team's youth boss.

词组	get the bullet
释义	get the bullet get the bullet To lose one's job. Primarily heard in UK. You're going to get the bullet if you keep coming into work late. See also: bullet, get Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. get the bullet BRITISH, INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONED If someone gets the bullet, they lose their job. The banks are still making money but they only have to have one bad year and everybody gets the bullet. Note: You can also say that someone is given the bullet. Pike was out of work for 2½ years after being given the bullet as the team's youth boss. See also: bullet, get Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: have (one's) (name and) number on it have someone's number on it bullet-stopper take a/the bullet (for someone) bullets poison lead poisoning play Russian roulette Russian roulette, to play Russian roulette References in classic literature "I suppose," said Flambeau, "that you've got some notion in your head, but it won't easily get the bullet out of his. The Wisdom Of Father Brown But Nolan said he was sorry to see Sam Allardyce's former No.2 Lee get the bullet. "We're all disappointed. Football: KEV: BLAME ME, NOT LEE
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