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Discover Ludwig"get canned" is a correct and usable expression in written English.
It is an informal expression which means to be fired, or dismissed from a job. Example: After she was caught using company resources for her own benefit, she got canned.
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And ultimately the show will get canned.
"I'm saving it till the end so it doesn't get canned".
James T: We don't get canned goods or CORN from no damn Middle Easterners.
Lots of shows get canned mid-series because they didn't sell to middle America.
It's so fucking us it's brilliant … A helping hand for hands-on people - making sure the can-doers don't get canned".
Now, however, a show like The Mindy Project can get canned on Fox and picked up by Hulu the next day.
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"I got canned," he said.
Directors sweat, and the boss gets canned.
Then it got canned.
Get soda cans.
Get a can of soda.
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