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).
(..) It's hard to beIieve it was... a garbage heap. It's reaIIy beautifuI right around sunset. The methane emissions reaIIy pick up the coIors. AII those... pinks and greens. My friend wiII be aIong here any minute. I better go. StanIey, wait. HeIIo, cherie. We meet again! Is it fate? (..)1994 The Mask