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got the bullet

got the bullet is the simple past and past participle 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 got the bullet

What is got the bullet the simple past and past participle of?
Got the bullet is the simple past and past participle of get the bullet.

Words near got the bullet in the dictionary

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

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