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Pink slip
01
official notice that you have been fired from your job
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
pink slips
give somebody the pink slip
01
to inform one's employee that they are being dismissed
Dialect
American
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Idiom
What is the origin of the idiom "give someone the pink slip" and when to use it?
The origin of the idiom "give someone the pink slip" is unclear, but it is thought to have originated in the United States in the early 20th century and is believed to refer to the practice of using a pink slip of paper to notify someone of their termination from a job. This idiom is used to describe a situation where someone is fired or dismissed from their job.
Examples
The company gave him the pink slip after the budget cuts.
