"give someone the boot" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-give someone the boot.ogg [Australia] Forms: gives someone the boot [present, singular, third-person], giving someone the boot [participle, present], gave someone the boot [past], given someone the boot [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> someone the boot}} give someone the boot (third-person singular simple present gives someone the boot, present participle giving someone the boot, simple past gave someone the boot, past participle given someone the boot)
  1. (transitive with to) (idiomatic, British, informal) To fire, sack, or eject someone.
    Sense id: en-give_someone_the_boot-en-verb-qEsWI2dM Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, the, boot.
    Sense id: en-give_someone_the_boot-en-verb-E1H5FjIc

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