Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
get-the-hook
idiom
ɡɛt ðə hʊk
Definition
To be forced to leave or removed from a situation or performance, typically because one is not meeting expectations or performing well.
Examples
- After forgetting his lines, the actor was worried he would get the hook.
- She was performing poorly, and the coach said if she didn’t improve, she would get the hook.
- The band was so off-key that they were quickly given the hook by the impatient audience.
Meaning
The phrase often implies that someone is no longer welcome or has been deemed unfit for the current context.
Synonyms
- be kicked out
- be dismissed
- be cut
- be let go
