out on one's ear
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Adjective[edit]
out on one's ear (not comparable)
- (informal) Fired, dismissed or thrown out, especially for some wrongdoing or otherwise with disgrace.
- If you are late one more time, you shall be out on your ear.
Usage notes[edit]
- May be used as a predicate.
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Further reading[edit]
- “out on your ear”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “out on ones ear”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “be out on your ear” (US) / “be out on your ear” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “be out on your ear”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “be out on your ear” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.