give someone the boot
1give (someone) the boot — 1. to stop employing someone. They gave him the boot for swearing at his manager. 2. to end a romantic relationship with someone. She gave him the boot because he wouldn t stop talking about his ex girlfriends …
2give someone the boot — (informal).See dismiss sense 1. → boot * * * informal dismiss someone from their job …
3give someone the boot — Vrb phrs. To dismiss someone from employment or a relationship …
4give someone the boot — informal See dismiss 1) …
5give (someone) the air — to dismiss from employment The employee may also, if so unfortunate, be given the bag1, the boot, the bullet, the breeze, the sack, notice, warning, the wind2, his running shoes, etc. Also, apart from the bag, the sack, notice, or warning,… …
6give (someone/something) the wellie — vb British a. to dismiss (someone) from work b. to reject (a partner) c. to discard (an object). Compare wellie In all senses the expression is a variant form of the colloquial give someone the boot …
7give (someone) the arse/boot/heave-ho/ elbow — vb Australian to get rid of, jilt or dismiss someone; variations of give the wellie …
8boot (to give someone the) — Terminate, fire someone …
9give someone their cards — (Brit. informal) DISMISS, get rid of, lay off, make redundant, let someone go, discharge; informal sack, fire, kick/boot out, give someone their marching orders, give someone the (old) heave ho, give someone the elbow/push. → card …
10get the boot — informal give (someone) the boot to stop employing someone. Did she tell you why she got the boot? …
