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GIVE THE AXE

(verb)
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There are 2 meanings of the phrase Give The Axe.

Give The Axe - as a verb

Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Example: "The boss fired his secretary today"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
can5dismiss10displace13fire7give noticegive the sacksack10send awayterminate11
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
remove11
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Terminate a relationship abruptly

Example: "Mary gave john the axe after she saw him with another woman"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
give the bouncegive the gate

Example Sentences

"The company decided to give the axe to several employees due to budget cuts."
"After his repeated mistakes, the manager had no choice but to give the axe to the incompetent employee."
"The coach decided to give the axe to the underperforming player and replace him with a more skilled one."
"They had to give the axe to their vacation plans when unexpected expenses came up."
"The restaurant had to give the axe to some menu items that weren't selling well."
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