get the bullet

get the bullet

To lose one's job. Primarily heard in UK. You're going to get the bullet if you keep coming into work late. I heard Bill got the bullet for screwing up the Robertson accounts. I can't believe I got the bullet after five loyal years at this company!

See also: bullet, get

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get the bullet

BRITISH, INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONED

If someone gets the bullet, they lose their job. The banks are still making money but they only have to have one bad year and everybody gets the bullet. Note: You can also say that someone is given the bullet. Pike was out of work for 2½ years after being given the bullet as the team's youth boss.

See also: bullet, get

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