give someone the boot
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give someone the boot
verb gives someone the boot · giving someone the boot · gave someone the boot · given someone the boot · give someone das boot
- To fire, sack, or eject someone. I am sorry for your husband and children, but I have to give you the boot.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, the, boot.
Talk about this word "give someone the boot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/give%20someone%20the%20boot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. give someone the boot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/give%20someone%20the%20boot "give someone the boot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/give%20someone%20the%20boot.Cite this
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title = {give someone the boot},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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