Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb give_the_gate
1 sense of give the gate
Sense 1
give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate -- (terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman")
=> separate, part, split up, split, break, break up -- (discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up")