give someone the gate

give (someone) the gate

1. To be fired from one's job. Primarily heard in UK. After messing up that account, I'm terrified that my boss is going to give me the gate.

2. To have a romantic relationship ended by one's partner. Primarily heard in UK. Susan is just devastated—Kelly gave her the gate a few days ago.

tv. to get rid of someone. The chick was a pest, so I gave her the gate.

词组	give someone the gate
释义	give someone the gate give (someone) the gate 1. To be fired from one's job. Primarily heard in UK. After messing up that account, I'm terrified that my boss is going to give me the gate. 2. To have a romantic relationship ended by one's partner. Primarily heard in UK. Susan is just devastated—Kelly gave her the gate a few days ago. See also: gate, give Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. give someone the gate tv. to get rid of someone. The chick was a pest, so I gave her the gate. See also: gate, give, someone McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: give (someone) the gate give the gate give somebody/get the push get the push get your cards get (one's) cards get the shove give (one) the push give someone the push give (one) the boot
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