`You're next,' said the show co-ordinator but Holly didn't need the push this time.
Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
He opened the door with the push of the master, and I followed him in there alone with Bronwen.
O'Brian, Patrick TESTIMONIES (2002)
Synonyms of 'the push'
dismissal, the sack, discharge, the boot
More Synonyms of the push
All related terms of 'the push'
get the push
to lose your job
push the envelope
If someone pushes the envelope , they do something to a greater degree or in a more extreme way than it has ever been done before.
push the boat out
to spend a lot of money in order to have a very enjoyable time
push the panic button
to panic ; specif., to react to a crisis with some frantic , often disastrous action
push up (the) daisies
to be dead and buried
give sb/get the push
If you get the push or are given the push , you are told that you are not wanted any more, either in your job or by someone you are having a relationship with.
to push the boat out
If you push the boat out , you spend a lot of money on something, especially in order to celebrate .
press/push the right button
If you say that someone presses the right button or pushes the right button , you mean that they get what they want from a particular situation or person by behaving in a clever way.
push someone over the top
in a competition or contest , if something pushes someone over the top, it results in them winning
drive to the wall
to force into an awkward situation
push up daisies
to be dead and buried
(phrase)
Definition
dismissal from employment
Two cabinet ministers also got the push.
Synonyms
dismissal
his dismissal from his post
the sack (informal)
People who make mistakes can be given the sack the same day.
discharge
They face receiving a dishonourable discharge from the Army.
the boot (slang)
your cards (informal)
your books (informal)
your marching orders (informal)
the kiss-off (slang, mainly US, Canadian)
the (old) heave-ho (informal)
the order of the boot (slang)
See push
Additional synonyms
in the sense of discharge
Definition
dismissal or release from an office, job, etc.
They face receiving a dishonourable discharge from the Army.
Synonyms
dismissal,
notice (British),
removal,
the boot (slang),
expulsion,
the sack (informal),
the push (slang),
marching orders (informal),
ejection,
demobilization,
kiss-off (slang, US, Canadian),
the bum's rush (slang, old-fashioned),
the (old) heave-ho (informal),
the order of the boot (slang, old-fashioned),
congé,
your books or cards (informal)
in the sense of the sack
Definition
dismissal from employment
People who make mistakes can be given the sack the same day.