give the elbow
English
Pronunciation
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Verb
give the elbow (third-person singular simple present gives the elbow, present participle giving the elbow, simple past gave the elbow, past participle given the elbow)
- (transitive, slang, British) To fire (an employee); to terminate the employment of.
- They said I couldn't do the job so they gave me the elbow. So, now I'm looking for work again.
Synonyms
- fire
- sack
- See also Thesaurus:lay off
Translations
to fire
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