get the gate

get the gate

To be dismissed or spurned. I'm trying to sell these vacuums door to door, and I'm getting the gate left and right!
See also: gate, get
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

get the gate

Inf. to be sent away; to be rejected. I thought he liked me, but I got the gate. I was afraid I'd get the gate, and I was right.
See also: gate, get
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

get the gate

AMERICAN
If someone gets the gate, they are sent away or told that they are not wanted. He was replaced for a time by the respected Emanuel Steward, who also eventually got the gate. Note: You can also say that someone is given the gate. Both competitors were given the gate for breaking the rules.
See also: gate, get
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

get (or be given) the gate

be dismissed from a job. North American informal
See also: gate, get
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

get the gate

Slang
To be dismissed or rejected.
See also: gate, get
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • be given the gate
  • answer the door
  • at (one's) door
  • at door
  • at one's door
  • open the door for (someone or something)
  • a bad time
  • door to door
  • door-to-door
  • on the knocker