bounce

See: GET THE BOUNCE, GIVE THE BOUNCE.

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give the bounce

[give the bounce] or [give the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or [give the air] To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from. * /Mary gave […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get the bounce

[get the bounce] or [get the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or [get the air] To lose one's sweetheart; not be kept for a friend or lover. * /Joe is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[air] See: [BUILD CASTLES IN THE AIR], [CLEAR THE AIR], [GIVE ONESELF AIRS], [GET THE AIR] at [GET THE BOUNCE] (1), [GIVE THE AIR] at [GIVE THE BOUNCE] (1), [IN […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[hook] See: [BY HOOK OR BY CROOK], [GET THE HOOK] at [GET THE BOUNCE] (2), [GIVE THE HOOK] at [GIVE THE BOUNCE] (2), [OFF THE HOOK]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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