"get the elbow" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-get the elbow.ogg Forms: gets the elbow [present, singular, third-person], getting the elbow [participle, present], got the elbow [past], got the elbow [UK, participle, past], gotten the elbow [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> the elbow}} get 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)
  1. (slang) To be dismissed from employment. Tags: slang Synonyms: get the chop, get the boot, get the sack
    Sense id: en-get_the_elbow-en-verb-7qsXEhEk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "got the elbow",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got the elbow",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gotten the elbow",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be dismissed from employment."
      ],
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        [
          "dismissed",
          "dismissed"
        ],
        [
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          "employment"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) To be dismissed from employment."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "get the chop"
        },
        {
          "word": "get the boot"
        },
        {
          "word": "get the sack"
        }
      ],
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        "slang"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
  "word": "get the elbow"
}
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    {
      "form": "gets the elbow",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "getting the elbow",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got the elbow",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "got the elbow",
      "tags": [
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "gotten the elbow",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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      },
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    }
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      "glosses": [
        "To be dismissed from employment."
      ],
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          "dismissed"
        ],
        [
          "employment",
          "employment"
        ]
      ],
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        "(slang) To be dismissed from employment."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "get the chop"
    },
    {
      "word": "get the boot"
    },
    {
      "word": "get the sack"
    }
  ],
  "word": "get the elbow"
}

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