give someone the boot
To fire, sack, or eject someoneTo fire, sack, or eject someone.
» I'll give you this pair of boots if you want them.
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2 senses(UK, idiomatic, informal)To fire, sack, or eject someone.
I am sorry for your husband and children, but I have to give you the boot.
They said I couldn't do the job and gave me the boot. So, now I'm looking for work again.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, the, boot.
Examples
8 sentencesI'll give you this pair of boots if you want them.
When I came of age they gave me boots, a cap and a gun.
ruНа совершеннолетие мне подарили сапоги, фуражку и ружьё. — paul_lingvo
I told security to give her the boot.
"I've been given the boot." "Seriously?"
de„Ich bin rausgeflogen.“ – „Ernsthaft?“ — Waldelfe
Sami gave Layla a pair of boots.
Forms
gives someone the boot, giving someone the boot, gave someone the boot, given someone the boot| Base form | give someone the boot · to give someone the boot |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | gives someone the boot |
| Present participle | giving someone the boot |
| Past simple | gave someone the boot |
| Past participle | given someone the boot |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | give someone the boot |
| he, she, it | gives someone the boot |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | gave someone the boot |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have given someone the boot |
| he, she, it | has given someone the boot |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will give someone the boot |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle