Give someone the ax
verb phrase
(Variations: the boot or the chop may replace the ax) To dismiss or discharge; can, cut, fire: The school gave six profs the ax yesterday/ The Oval Office should give him what he really deserves: the boot/ A vast trade and business complex was given the chop (ax form 1883+; boot 1888+; chop 1940s+)
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- Give someone the bird
verb phrase
- Give someone the brush
verb phrase To snub; treat icily and curtly; kiss off: I got the brush in about two seconds in that fancy dump (1930s+)
- Give someone the cold shoulder
verb phrase To snub someone socially; be chilly toward someone (1840+)
- Give someone the creeps
verb phrase To cause a feeling that loathsome things are creeping on one’s skin; to cause nervous apprehension: His smile gives me the creeps (1849+)
- Give someone the double cross
verb phrase To betray or cheat one’s own colleagues; act treacherously: if you feel tempted to give the old gentleman the double cross (1834+)