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give\ the\ hook — • give the hook • give the sack See: give the bounce(2) … Словарь американских идиом
give the hook — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
give\ the\ bounce — • give the bounce • give the gate v. phr. slang 1. • give the air To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from. Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl. Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her… … Словарь американских идиом
give\ the\ gate — • give the bounce • give the gate v. phr. slang 1. • give the air To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from. Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl. Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her… … Словарь американских идиом
give\ the\ sack — • give the hook • give the sack See: give the bounce(2) … Словарь американских идиом
give the bounce — or[give the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or[give the air] To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from. * /Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl./ * /Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her… … Dictionary of American idioms
give the bounce — or[give the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or[give the air] To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from. * /Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl./ * /Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her… … Dictionary of American idioms
get (or give) the hook — idi+inf Informal. to receive (or subject to) a dismissal … From formal English to slang
get (or give) the hook — idi+inf Informal. to receive (or subject to) a dismissal … From formal English to slang
get the hook — phrasal : to be removed or discharged * * * get (or give someone) the hook informal be dismissed (or dismiss someone) from a job … Useful english dictionary