Give the boot Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈɡɪv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈbut

GIV thuh BOOT

UK

ɡˈɪv/ /ðə, ði/ /bˈuːt

giv thuh BOOT

التعريف

To fire someone from a job or to end a relationship or friendship with someone, usually in an informal way.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal, often humorous. Used for firing employees ('The boss gave him the boot'), or ending relationships ('She gave him the boot'). Not used in formal writing.

• Spanish: despedir - echar (informal) - terminar (relación/amistad)
• Portuguese (BR): demitir - mandar embora (informal) - terminar (relacionamento/amizade)
• Portuguese (PT): despedir - mandar embora (informal) - acabar com (relação/amizade)
• Chinese (Simplified): 解雇 (口语) - 开除 (非正式) - 甩掉 (分手)
• Chinese (Traditional): 解僱 (口語) - 開除 (非正式) - 甩掉 (分手)
• Hindi: नौकरी से निकाल देना (अनौपचारिक) - छोड़ देना (रिश्ता)
• Arabic: طرد (بالعامية) - فصل من العمل (غير رسمي) - إنهاء علاقة
• Bengali: বের করে দেওয়া - কাজ ছাঁটাই করা - সম্পর্ক শেষ করা
• Russian: уволить - выгнать - бросить (в отношениях)
• Japanese: クビにする - 切る（関係を終わらせる）
• Vietnamese: đuổi việc - chia tay - cắt đứt quan hệ
• Korean: 해고하다 - 관계를 끊다
• Turkish: kovmak - ilişkiyi bitirmek
• Urdu: نکال دینا (ملازمت یا تعلقات ختم کرنا)
• Indonesian: memecat - memutuskan hubungan

جمل نموذجية

They gave the boot to three workers this week.

basic

If you are always late, they might give you the boot.

basic

His girlfriend finally gave him the boot.

basic

He messed up the project, so the company gave him the boot.

natural

I heard Tina gave the boot to her old friends after moving to another city.

natural

Jim didn't do his job, so the boss had no choice but to give him the boot.

natural