get the elbow

verb

To be dismissed from employment.

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Meanings

verbget the elbow (third-person singular simple present gets the elbow, present participle getting the elbow, simple past got the elbow, past participle (UK) got the elbow or (US) gotten the elbow)

present singular third person gets the elbow · participle present getting the elbow · past got the elbow · UK participle past got the elbow · US participle past gotten the elbow

  1. slangTo be dismissed from employment.

    Synonyms: get the chop, get the boot, get the sack

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo be dismissed from employment.

Similar
get the chopget the bootget the sack
Also see
get the bootget the sack
Cite this entry
APA

get the elbow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20elbow

MLA

“get the elbow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20elbow. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get the elbow,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20elbow.

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