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serve notice

idiom

To fire; to terminate one's employment or formal association.


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  1. 01

    give notice

    To announce one's intent to leave a job; to inform an employer that one is leaving.

  2. 02

    serve someone right

    To happen to someone who is thought to deserve it.

  3. 03

    serve the turn

    To suffice for one's immediate purpose or need.

  4. 04

    serve time

    To be confined in prison or a similar institution, typically for wrongdoing that violates the law.

  5. 05

    serve two masters

    To take orders from two superiors or two conflicting parties.

  6. 06

    serve up

    To provide; deliver; inflict; impose.

  7. 07

    take no notice of

    To ignore.

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