get kicked to the curb



get 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 got kicked to the curb after 20 years of hard work for that company! I think it's about time for this old computer to get kicked to the curb. I heard Jenny's new boyfriend has already gotten kicked to the curb. Easy come, easy go!
See also: curb, get, kick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Charmaineshahr-MAYNEnglish
Walentyvah-LEN-tiPolish
Winoc-Breton, French
Hawley['hɔ:li]
GilgameshGIL-gə-mesh (English)Near Eastern Mythology
BorysBAW-ris (Polish)Polish, Ukrainian