give the axe

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Verb
1. terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
(synonym) fire, give notice, can, dismiss, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
(hypernym) remove
(hyponym) retire
2. terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"
(synonym) give the bounce, give the gate
(hypernym) separate, part, split up, split, break, break up