out on one's ear

Dismissed, thrown out in disgrace, as in In this company you get only one chance, and if you fail you're out on your ear. This term alludes to being physically thrown out head first. [Slang; early 1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Maximianus	-	Ancient Roman
Artem	-	Ukrainian, Belarusian, Russian
Albaer	al-BER	Limburgish
David	DAY-vid (English), dah-VEED (Jewish, Spanish), da-VEED (French), DAH-vit (German, Dutch), DAH-vid (Swedish, Norwegian), dah-VEET (Russian)	English, Hebrew, French, Scottish, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, C
Sjeng	SHENG	Limburgish
Mitul	-	Indian, Gujarati, Hindi