Idiom
get the bullet
Meaning
To be fired from one's employment.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He was late every day and finally got the bullet.”
“The company is cutting costs, so several people in the marketing department just got the bullet.”
“Despite his years of loyal service, the manager was shocked when he unexpectedly got the bullet following the corporate merger.”
Examples
simple
“He was late every day and finally got the bullet.”
contextual
“The company is cutting costs, so several people in the marketing department just got the bullet.”
complex
“Despite his years of loyal service, the manager was shocked when he unexpectedly got the bullet following the corporate merger.”
Origin
Hotten suggests a play on the idea of being discharged (as a bullet is from a gun).
Key words
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