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#1 (permalink) Mon May 16, 2011 4:39 am give him the boot

"His boss threatened to give him the boot for his misbehavior." Is this sentence correct? What is the meaning for boot? Is it 'dismissal from the job'?

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#2 (permalink) Mon May 16, 2011 4:46 am give him the boot

Give sb/get the boot (IDM): dismiss/be dismissed from a job. E.g: He got the boot for stealing money from the firm. You are absolutely true !!

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