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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
give the axe
1. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position - The boss fired his secretary today - The company terminated 25% of its workers • Syn: displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate • Ant: hire (for: fire) • Derivationally related forms: sack (for: sack), sacking (for: sack), dismissible (for: dismiss), dismission (for: dismiss), dismissal (for: dismiss), firing (for: fire) • Hypernyms: remove • Hyponyms: retire, pension off, clean out, furlough, lay off, squeeze out, dismiss, send packing, send away, drop • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody - Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE - Somebody ----s PP (for: give the sack) - Somebody ----s PP 2. terminate a relationship abruptly - Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman • Syn: give the bounce, give the gate • Hypernyms: separate, part, split up, split, break, break up • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody something
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