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[get the
bounce] or [get the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or [getthe air] To lose one's
sweetheart; not be kept for a friend or lover.
Joe is sad because he just got
the gate from his girl.
Shirleywas afraid she might get the air from her
boyfriend if she went outwith other boys while he was away.
2. or [get the
sack] also [get thehook] To be fired; lose a job.
Uncle Willie can't keep a
job; hegot the sack today for sleeping on the job.
You're likely to getthe
bounce if you are absent from work too much.
Contrast: GIVE
THEBOUNCE.
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