Engelsk udsagnsord: give the axe | |||
1. | give the axe (om adfærd) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The boss fired his secretary today. The company terminated 25% of its workers. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | remove | ||
Mere specifikke termer | clean out, dismiss, drop, furlough, lay off, pension off, retire, send away, send packing, squeeze out | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | hire, employ, engage | ||
2. | give the axe (om ændring) terminate a relationship abruptly | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | give the bounce, give the gate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | break, break up, part, separate, split, split up | ||