give the axe : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: give the axe	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
give the axe v terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" Synonym(s): displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate Antonym(s): employ, engage, hire terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman" Synonym(s): give the axe, give the bounce, give the gate