give the bounce

[give the bounce] or [give the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang}

1. or [give the air] To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from.

* /Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl./

* /Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her the gate./

2. or [give the sack] also [give the hook] To fire from a job; dismiss.

* /The ball team gave Joe the gate because he never came to practice./

Contrast: GET THE BOUNCE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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