get the elbow

get the elbow
To be dismissed from employment.

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  • get the sack — verb To be dismissed from employment. Syn: get sacked, get the chop, get the boot, get the elbow, get the ax, get the axe See Also: give the sack, sack, hit the sack …   Wiktionary

  • 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

  • elbow, get the —  (Receive or give) dismissal or rebuff …   A concise dictionary of English slang

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  • elbow — /el boh/, n. 1. the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm. 2. the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped. See diag. under horse. 3. something bent like an elbow, as a sharp turn in a road or river, or a piece of …   Universalium

  • elbow — I UK [ˈelbəʊ] / US [ˈelboʊ] noun [countable] Word forms elbow : singular elbow plural elbows ** a) the part in the middle of your arm, where it bends She sat with her elbows on the table. b) the part of a sleeve that covers your elbow • at… …   English dictionary

  • elbow — I. noun Etymology: Middle English elbowe, from Old English elboga, from el (akin to eln ell) + Old English boga bow more at ell, bow Date: before 12th century 1. a. the joint of the human arm b. a corresponding joint in the anterior limb of a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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