"get the bullet" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 被解雇
• 被开除（非正式表达）

Definition

被解雇；一种非正式的说法，表示某人突然失去了工作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非常口语化，主要在英式英语中使用。不要在正式场合使用。含有突然、意外被解雇的意味，类似“被炒鱿鱼”。

Examples

He got the bullet after being late too many times.

他因为多次迟到而**被开除了**。

If you make a big mistake, you might get the bullet.

如果你犯了大错，可能会**被开除**。

Julie was shocked when she got the bullet last week.

Julie上周**被开除了**，她很震惊。

After the new boss arrived, half the team got the bullet within a month.

新老板上任一个月内，半个团队都**被开除了**。

You'd better finish that project, or you might get the bullet too!

你最好完成那个项目，不然你也可能**被开除**！

Rumor was spreading that anyone who complained would get the bullet.

有传言说任何抱怨的人都会**被开除**。