Dic: give the push, get the push

give somebody the push :
1. (British & Australian informal) to end someone's employment

• After twenty years' loyal service, they gave her the push.

2. (British & Australian informal) to end a relationship with someone

• They'd only been seeing each other for two weeks when he gave her the push. (British & Australian informal)

... Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/give+the+push

11. PHRASE : V inflects
If you get the push or are given the push, you are told that you are not wanted any more, either in your job or by someone you are having a relationship with.[BRIT, INFORMAL]

• Two cabinet ministers also got the push.

..... Cobuild