out on one's ear

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

out on one's ear (not comparable)

1. (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

• May be used as a predicate.

Translations

fired, dismissed

• Finnish: heittää pellolle, ajaa pellolle, erottaa (fi)

Further reading

• “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.