get the hook


get the hook

To be relieved of a particular job or task. Primarily heard in US. After giving up back-to-back home runs, our closer got the hook.See also: get, hook

get the hook

AMERICANIf someone gets the hook, they are sent away, especially from a sports team. When Caballero got the hook, Milne took his place. Note: You can also say that someone is given the hook. He allowed in three goals and had to be given the hook.See also: get, hook

get (or give someone) the hook

be dismissed from a job (or dismiss someone from a job). North American informalSee also: get, hook

get the hook

Slang To be unceremoniously dismissed or terminated.See also: get, hook