get the air イディオム
get the bounce|bounce|get|get the air|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 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. or get the sack|get the hook To be fired; lose a job.
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. Antonym: GIVE THE BOUNCE.
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get the air
1. To be spurned, jilted, or alone by someone, abnormally a lover or adventurous interest. Samantha has had a burst affection anytime back she got the air from David.2. To be arbitrarily absolved or ousted, as by an employer. The new accountant got the air afterwards a miscalculation amount the aggregation hundreds of bags of dollars.Learn more: air, get