The manager made the lazy employee walk the plank.
walk the plank
idiomTo be forced to resign from a position in an organization.
After the company lost a lot of money, the board forced the CEO to walk the plank.
Following the disastrous quarterly results, the director was effectively told to walk the plank, ending his decade-long tenure at the firm.
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ball and Chalk
[Cockney slang]walk
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cake walk
Something extremely easy.
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cock of the walk
A proud or conceited person.
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in a walk
Easily; without difficulty.
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learn to walk before one can run
Before one can perform a complicated task, one has to learn how to perform more simple tasks.
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perp walk
The intentional public display before news cameras of a person in police custody, especially someone famous or notorious, for the purpose of satisfying public interest, demonstrating the effectiveness of the authorities, or shaming the person.
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take a long walk on a short pier
Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.
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take a walk
To go away, get lost.