get the gate


get the gate

To be dismissed or spurned. I'm trying to sell these vacuums door to door, and I'm getting the gate left and right!See also: gate, get

get the gate

Inf. to be sent away; to be rejected. I thought he liked me, but I got the gate. I was afraid I'd get the gate, and I was right.See also: gate, get

get the gate

AMERICANIf someone gets the gate, they are sent away or told that they are not wanted. He was replaced for a time by the respected Emanuel Steward, who also eventually got the gate. Note: You can also say that someone is given the gate. Both competitors were given the gate for breaking the rules.See also: gate, get

get (or be given) the gate

be dismissed from a job. North American informalSee also: gate, get

get the gate

Slang To be dismissed or rejected.See also: gate, get