English Explanatory Dictionary

get the boot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be dismissed from employment.
  2. To be voted out, evicted, or otherwise made to leave.

Pronunciation

en-au-get the boot.ogg

Word forms

get the boot gets the boot getting the boot got the boot gotten the boot

Synonyms

get the chop get the sack get the elbow get the walking papers

Related words

order of the boot
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