get the elbow

English

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Verb

get the elbow (third-person singular simple present gets the elbow, present participle getting the elbow, simple past got the elbow, past participle (UK) got the elbow or (US) gotten the elbow)

1. (slang) To be dismissed from employment.

Synonyms

• get the chop
• get the boot
• get the sack