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getting the push

getting the push is the present participle and gerund of get the push.

Meaning of get the push

Verb

get the push (third-person singular simple present gets the push, present participle getting the push, simple past and past participle got the push)

  1. (UK, informal) To be fired from one's job.

Questions about getting the push

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

Words near getting the push in the dictionary

  1. getting the memo
  2. getting the nod
  3. getting the noggin joggin'
  4. getting the picture
  5. getting the point
  6. getting the push
  7. getting the runaround
  8. getting the sack
  9. getting the show on the road
  10. getting the thumb
  11. getting the vapors

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