get the bounce

get the bounce или get the gate  {v. phr.},  {slang}

1. или get the air Терять возлюбленного (-ую); не считать другом или возлюбленным.

Joe is sad because he just got the gate from his girl.

Shirley was afraid she might get the air from her boyfriend if she went out with other boys while he was away.

2. или get the sack или get the hook Быть уволенным; терять работу.

Uncle Willie can't keep a job; he got the sack today for sleeping on the job.

You're likely to get the bounce if you are absent from work too much.

Противоп.: GIVE THE BOUNCE.