Idiom
give someone their cards
Meaning
To dismiss someone from employment; to fire or make redundant.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The boss had to give him his cards after the project failed.”
“After the company lost its biggest client, the manager had to give several employees their cards.”
“Following the sudden restructuring of the department, the director was forced to give his most loyal staff their cards.”
Examples
simple
“The boss had to give him his cards after the project failed.”
contextual
“After the company lost its biggest client, the manager had to give several employees their cards.”
complex
“Following the sudden restructuring of the department, the director was forced to give his most loyal staff their cards.”
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