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)

1. (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

• Finnish: antaa potkut
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