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gets the bullet

gets the bullet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get the bullet.

Meaning of get the bullet

Verb

get the bullet (third-person singular simple present gets the bullet, present participle getting the bullet, simple past got the bullet, past participle got the bullet or gotten the bullet)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To be fired from one's employment.

Questions about gets the bullet

What is gets the bullet the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets the bullet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get the bullet.

Words near gets the bullet in the dictionary

  1. gets the best of
  2. gets the better of
  3. gets the bird
  4. gets the boot
  5. gets the bulge on
  6. gets the bullet
  7. gets the chop
  8. gets the dirty water off one's chest
  9. gets the door
  10. gets the drawers
  11. gets the drift

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