to get the pink slip ) D' X e' Q- F" S. C# H to get fired, or to get laid off (traditionally, an official 1 k+ w. x* C3 v% \, |2 O, S9 J notice of termination was printed on pink paper. ! N" a9 R4 q+ R) U q EXAMPLE:# H& S+ e! ?3 x* {0 g/ \
When the XYZ company’s sales fell in half for the second 2 b+ U% h, ]" M' p year in row, many of it s employees got the pink slip.