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
Purdie-English (Rare)
Somporn-Thai
Jeroboam-Biblical
Marijse-Dutch
VilmaVEEL-mah (Finnish)Spanish, Hungarian, German, Swedish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian
Cordeliakawr-DEL-ee-ə, kawr-DEL-yəEnglish