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English verb: give the axe | |||
| 1. | give the axe (social) terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position | ||
| Samples | The boss fired his secretary today. The company terminated 25% of its workers. | ||
| Synonyms | can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clean out, dismiss, drop, furlough, lay off, pension off, retire, send away, send packing, squeeze out | ||
| Antonyms | hire, employ, engage | ||
| 2. | give the axe (change) terminate a relationship abruptly | ||
| Samples | Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman. | ||
| Synonyms | give the bounce, give the gate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, break up, part, separate, split, split up | ||
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