Get the elbow

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Workplace Setting

Used in work-related contexts, often informally, to describe job termination.

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After the merger, several employees got the elbow.

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Informal Expression

Considered casual; not typically used in formal notices or serious articles about employment.

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She read the company email and learned she'd gotten the elbow.

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Negative Connotation

Implies an abrupt or unwanted termination, might carry a sense of surprise or injustice.

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I can't believe I got the elbow just like that, after years of hard work!

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