Thousands of factory workers have been 'given the pink slip' [=have been laid off; have lost their jobs] in recent months. = Thousands of workers have 'gotten the pink slip'.
Thousands of factory workers have 'been/gotten pink-slipped' in recent months.
Regular exercise helped to keep her 'in the pink' (of good health).
(..) by a blunt, obtuse-angled object. I wonder where her ring is. Personal effects include a watch, undergarment, pink waitress uniform. The ring's missing. Seems to be an interesting contusion... under the ring finger of the left hand. (..)1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me