- get the boot
- Australian Slangbe discharged, be dismissed from a job
English dialects glossary. 2013.
get the boot
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get\ the\ boot — • get the ax(e) • get the boot • get the gate • get the sack v. phr. slang 1. To be fired from a job. Poor Joe got the ax at the office yesterday. See: get the bounce(2) 2. To be dismissed from school for improper conduct, such as cheating. Joe… … Словарь американских идиом
get the boot — or be given the boot 1) informal to be told to leave your job or your school He was useless, and soon got the boot. 2) informal to be told by your boyfriend or girlfriend that they do not want to see you any more … English dictionary
get the boot — verb a) To be dismissed from employment. b) To be voted off a competition in a reality television show. Syn: get the chop, get the sack, get the elbow, get the walking papers … Wiktionary
get the boot — informal give (someone) the boot to stop employing someone. Did she tell you why she got the boot? … New idioms dictionary
get the boot — or[the gate] or[the sack] See: GET THE AXE … Dictionary of American idioms
get the boot — or[the gate] or[the sack] See: GET THE AXE … Dictionary of American idioms
get the boot — get kicked; be kicked out, be fired … English contemporary dictionary
give (or get) the boot — informal dismiss (or be dismissed) from a job. → boot … English new terms dictionary
Get the boot — be discharged, be dismissed from a job … Dictionary of Australian slang
get\ the\ ax — • get the ax(e) • get the boot • get the gate • get the sack v. phr. slang 1. To be fired from a job. Poor Joe got the ax at the office yesterday. See: get the bounce(2) 2. To be dismissed from school for improper conduct, such as cheating. Joe… … Словарь американских идиом
