give sb a push
1give sb the push — ► UK INFORMAL WORKPLACE, HR to tell someone that they no longer have a job, especially because they have done something wrong: »I have no idea why they gave me the push. Main Entry: ↑push …
2give (someone) the push — 1. to end someone s employment. After twenty years loyal service, they gave her the push. 2. to end a relationship with someone. They d only been seeing each other for two weeks when he gave her the push …
3give someone the push — ► get (or give someone) the push Brit. informal 1) be dismissed (or dismiss someone) from a job. 2) be rejected in (or end) a relationship. Main Entry: ↑push …
6give get the push — …
7get (or give someone) the push (or shove) Brit. — get (or give someone) the push (or shove) Brit. informal 1》 be dismissed (or dismiss someone) from a job. 2》 be rejected in (or end) a relationship. → push …
8push — ► VERB 1) exert force on (someone or something) so as to move them away from oneself or from the source of the force. 2) move (one s body or a part of it) forcefully into a specified position. 3) move forward by using force. 4) drive oneself or… …
9give the push — give (someone) the push Brit informal : to dismiss (someone) from a job : to fire (someone) His boss gave him the push. [=gave him the ax] • • • Main Entry: ↑push …
10push — 1 /pUS/ verb 1 MOVE (I, T) to make someone or something move by using your hands, arms, shoulders etc to put pressure on them: It s still stuck you ll have to push harder. | When I give the signal, I want you all to push. | push sb/sth: Johnson… …
