get the gate
To be dismissed or spurned. I'm trying to sell these vacuums door to door, and I'm getting the gate left and right!
get the gate
Inf. to be sent away; to be rejected. I thought he liked me, but I got the gate. I was afraid I'd get the gate, and I was right.
get the gate
AMERICANIf someone gets the gate, they are sent away or told that they are not wanted. He was replaced for a time by the respected Emanuel Steward, who also eventually got the gate. Note: You can also say that someone is given the gate. Both competitors were given the gate for breaking the rules.
get (or be given) the gate
be dismissed from a job. North American informal get the gate
Slang To be dismissed or rejected.