get the push
British informal for getting fired from a job — the 'push' here is the shove out the door, real or metaphorical.
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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.
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(British, informal) To be fired from one's job.
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