get the push

get the push

1. To be fired from one's job. Primarily heard in UK. After messing up that account, I'm terrified that I'm going to get the push from my boss.
2. To have a romantic relationship ended by one's partner. Primarily heard in UK. Susan is just devastated—she got the push from Kelly a few days ago.
See also: get, push
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

get the push

BRITISH, INFORMAL
If someone gets the push, they lose their job. This time professionals are getting the push, not just factory workers and low-level clerks. Note: You can also say that you give someone the push. The boss has been given the push in favour of his current number two.
See also: get, push
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

give somebody/get the ˈpush

(British English, informal)
1 tell somebody/be told to leave your job: He was stealing from the firm so the manager gave him the push. The company is in trouble. Who will be the next to get the push?
2 end a relationship with somebody/be rejected by somebody you have had a relationship with: His girlfriend gave him the push and he’s a bit upset. Why is it always me that gets the push? What’s wrong with me?
See also: get, give, push, somebody
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • be out of (one's) head
  • be at a disadvantage
  • at a disadvantage
  • address (one's) comments to (someone or something)
  • address comments or remarks to
  • address (one's) remarks to (someone or something)
  • be in it for
  • be more than (something)
  • be more than glad, ready, etc.
  • away from it all