To fire, to sack, to dismiss.
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They said I couldn’t do the job so they gave me the boot. So, now I’m looking for work again..
Submitted on September 01, 2009
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give something a gogive someone the old heave-hogive up the ghostgive up the ghostgive the elbowgive the royal treatmentgive the cat another goldfishGive Someone the Third Degreegive someone the eyegive someone the heave-hogive someone the runaroundGive Someone the Shirt off Your Backgive something a missgive the devil his due
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