in the departure lounge

in the departure lounge
   about to be dismissed from employment
   The take-off in this case is involuntary:
    Any suggestion that [Stuart Proffitt] was in the departure lounge for reasons of moral or intellectual integrity was simply window-dressing. (Sunday Telegraph, 1 March 1998 — Proffitt was an editor who had refused to accept a compromise intended to protect his employer's commercial interests in China)

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