English · Proverb Candidate

i'm going to have to give you the pink slip

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To fire or lay someone off from their job

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sa thải hoặc cho người nghỉ việc

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: a pink slip of paper used to notify termination

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Sources & notes

Listed on Wikipedia “List of proverbial phrases” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

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Common questions

What does “i'm going to have to give you the pink slip” mean?

To fire or lay someone off from their job Literally: a pink slip of paper used to notify termination

Is “i'm going to have to give you the pink slip” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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