Idiom
give the axe
Meaning
To fire (dismiss from employment).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The boss gave him the axe after he arrived late again.”
“The company was losing money, so they had to give the axe to several employees in the marketing department.”
“After years of loyal service, he was shocked when the new management decided to give the axe to the entire senior leadership team without warning.”
Examples
simple
“The boss gave him the axe after he arrived late again.”
contextual
“The company was losing money, so they had to give the axe to several employees in the marketing department.”
complex
“After years of loyal service, he was shocked when the new management decided to give the axe to the entire senior leadership team without warning.”
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