get the can

To be summarily dismissed or ousted from employment; to be fired. The new accountant got the can after a miscalculation cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars.

get the can

see under get the ax.

See also: can, get

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

See also:

get canned
give (someone) the can
can
can (someone)
canned
give someone the flick
give (one) the flick (pass)
give someone the big e
give (one) the big e
qualify as

References in periodicals archive

The cans are collected through the communities' existing infrastructure, which means Novelis doesn't always get the cans that are recovered for recycling.

Cashing in: the Cans for Cash City Recycling Challenge is helping bring attention, and funding, to aluminum can recycling

词组	get the can
释义	get the can get the can To be summarily dismissed or ousted from employment; to be fired. The new accountant got the can after a miscalculation cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars. See also: can, get Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. get the can see under get the ax. See also: can, get The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: get canned give (someone) the can can can (someone) canned give someone the flick give (one) the flick (pass) give someone the big e give (one) the big e qualify as References in periodicals archive The cans are collected through the communities' existing infrastructure, which means Novelis doesn't always get the cans that are recovered for recycling. Cashing in: the Cans for Cash City Recycling Challenge is helping bring attention, and funding, to aluminum can recycling
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