kick (someone or something) to the curb
kick (someone or something) to the curb
To discard, abandon, or dismiss someone or something that has become redundant, obsolete, useless, or unwanted. I can't believe that after 20 years of hard work the company would just kick me to the curb like that! I think it's about time we kick this old computer to the curb. I heard Jenny kicked her boyfriend to the curb last night. They must have had an awful fight!
See also: curb, kick
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- be kicked to the curb
- curb
- get kicked to the curb
- throw (someone or something) on the scrap heap
- palm (something) off (on one) (as something else)
- palm off
- palm someone/something off
- palm someone/something off on someone
- palm something off
- palm something off on someone