get the air

See: GET THE BOUNCE (1).

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get the bounce

[get the bounce] or [get the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or [get the air] To lose one's sweetheart; not be kept for a friend or lover. * /Joe is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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American Idiomatic Expressions This online dictionary of idioms and phrases is based on original book by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner and J.E. Gates - "A Dictionary of American Idioms". Please, […] Dictionary of American Idioms

bounce

[bounce] See: [GET THE BOUNCE], [GIVE THE BOUNCE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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