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(transitive, slang, Britain) To fire (an employee); to end a relationship with someone; to reject someone.

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give the elbow

Source Word

give the elbow

Verb

Britain slang transitive

(transitive, slang, Britain) To fire (an employee); to end a relationship with someone; to reject someone.

Japanese Meaning

従業員を解雇する / 付き合いを終わらせる、関係を断つ / 拒絶する、振る

After the merger, management had no choice but to give the elbow to three senior engineers.

合併後、経営陣はやむを得ず3人の上級エンジニアをクビにした。

Sense（1）

(transitive, slang, Britain) To fire (an employee); to end a relationship with someone; to reject someone.

gives the elbow

（ present singular third-person ）

giving the elbow

（ participle present ）

gave the elbow

（ past ）

given the elbow

（ participle past ）