be kicked to the curb



be kicked to the curb

To be discarded, abandoned, or dismissed (as from employment) due to being unwanted, obsolete, or redundant. I can't believe that I was kicked to the curb after 20 years of hard work for that company! I think it's about time this old computer was kicked to the curb. I heard Jenny's new boyfriend has already been kicked to the curb. Easy come, easy go!
See also: curb, kick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Desiderius-Late Roman
Peredurpe-RE-deer (Welsh Mythology)Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Idellaie-DEL-əEnglish
PacePAYSEnglish (Rare)
Stanford['stænfəd]
Othelloo-THEL-o (English)Literature