Word

give the axe, v.

terminate a relationship abruptly
<verb.change>

give the axe give the bounce give the gate

sample sentences

"Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody something

semantic pointers

hypernym

break up, split, separate, part, split up, break

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

can dismiss displace fire force out give notice give the axe give the sack sack send away terminate

sample sentences

"The boss fired his secretary today"
"The company terminated 25% of its workers"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dismissible dismission dismissal

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

retire pension off clean out furlough, lay off squeeze out dismiss, send away, send packing, drop

hypernym