give the bounce

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Verb give the bounce has 1 sense

give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate - terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"
--₁ is one way to separate, part, split up, split, break, break up
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody something

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Term: give the bounce

Definition:

Idiom meaning to dismiss or reject someone or something, often abruptly or without explanation.

Examples:

Verb:

After discovering the employee's dishonesty, the manager gave him the bounce from the company.
The landlord decided to give the tenants the bounce due to their repeated late rent payments.

Noun:

The actress received the bounce from the movie production after showing up late multiple times.
His lack of qualifications gave his job application the bounce.

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