Definition of give the axe

give the axe    

verb - transitive

• to terminate from employment.

  When management found out he was boinking his secretary, they gave him the axe.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to fire, dismiss.

  Last edited on Sep 10 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'to fire, dismiss':
get the pink slip	Definitions include: to be fired from a job.
dumbsize	Definitions include: to reduce the number of people employed in an organization or company to the point that there are no longer enough to carry out the work effectively.
give the boot	Definitions include: to dismiss or generally get rid of someone.
whack	Definitions include: crazy.
sh*tcan	Definitions include: to throw away; discard; dispose of.
*sscan	Definitions include: a despicable person.
sack	Definitions include: testicles.
firement	Definitions include: dismissal from a job; "firing".
can	Definitions include: bathroom.
get the ax	Definitions include: to be fired.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'axe':
axe	Definitions include: "ask".
axe wound	Definitions include: vulva ("vagina").
hairy axe wound	Definitions include: the vulva.
have an axe to grind	Definitions include: to have a grudge.
Mormon axe	Definitions include: A double bladed axe
Other terms relating to 'give':
all the f*cks I give	Definitions include: meaning caring about everything.
DGAF	Definitions include: acronym for "don't give a fuck."
DILLIGAS	Definitions include: acronym for "do I look like I give a shit."
give	Definitions include: to give up or to show weakness.
give a bag of d*cks	Definitions include: to care.
give a bum steer	Definitions include: to give bad advice.
give a crap's *ss	Definitions include: to care.
give a damn	Definitions include: to care.
give af	Definitions include: "give a fuck".
give a flying f*ck	Definitions include: to care.
give a frog's fat *ss	Definitions include: to care.
give a f*ck	Definitions include: to care.
give a hand	Definitions include: to applaud.
give a hiding	Definitions include: to beat up.
give a monkey's	Definitions include: to care a tiny amount, always used in the negative
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Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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