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getting the bullet

getting the bullet is the present participle and gerund 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 getting the bullet

What is getting the bullet the present participle and gerund of?
Getting the bullet is the present participle and gerund of get the bullet.

Words near getting the bullet in the dictionary

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

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