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Jenne Phuong
2021-08-24 06:08
Give (one) the boot informal
To dismiss someone from their job; to sack one
If you cannot work faster and more efficiently, the boss will give you the boot.
He was given the boot for being drunk.
To end a romantic relationship with someone
He has just given his girlfriend the boot because she invaded his privacy so much.
Janet was given the boot for no apparent reason.
To employ and dismiss staff, especially in a frequent way
1. To be fired from one’s job
2. To be suddenly or unkindly broken up with
To make one be harshly penalized or lose his/her jobs or positions because something goes wrong.
When you say that you strike a match, you mean that you create a flame from a match by rubbing the tip against a rough surface of a matchbox.
Used to describe getting a command to progress or move on.
The verb “give” should be conjugated according to its tense.
The image underlying the boot is of kicking somebody out. "To give (someone) the boot" meaning "dismiss, kick out" is from 1888.
Do you see anything wrong?
1. Doing something extremely well
2. Behaving in an extreme or remarkable manner
1. Holly was in rare form during her speech, so she got the first prize in the competition last night.
2. Corrine: I'm going to buy Christmas presents for everybody. Do you want to go with me?
Laura: Oh...My kids are in rare form today, so I cannot go with you. Sorry!
