get the boot

动词 v.

中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.

To be dismissed from employment. idiomatic

— "Put it down in your diary, my young friend, and send it to your rag." "And be ready to get the toe-end of the editorial boot in return," said Lord John.
To be voted out, evicted, or otherwise made to leave. idiomatic

词形变化

gets the boot present,singular,third-person getting the boot participle,present got the boot past got the boot UK,participle,past gotten the boot US,participle,past

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近义词

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