British informal for getting fired from a job — the 'push' here is the shove out the door, real or metaphorical. It captures that particular unpleasant moment when an employer decides your services are no longer required, whether through a formal meeting or something more unceremonious. Less harsh-sounding than 'getting sacked' but just as final, it's the kind of phrase you'd hear in a pub conversation about someone's recent misfortune at work.
He got the push on Friday after showing up late for the third time that month.
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(British, informal) To be fired from one's job.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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