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give the air
give one the air
To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from.
Jonathan has had a broken heart ever since David gave him the air.
To summarily dismiss or oust someone, such as an employee.
Management promptly gave the new accountant the air after his miscalculation cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars.
They'll give me the air if they ever find out I came into work drunk yesterday.
give the ax
Abruptly to finish a relationship.
She gave me the ax last night.
To fire an employee in a curt manner.
His boss gave John the ax last Friday.
give the bounce
give the gate
To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from.
Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her the gate.
Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl.
To fire from a job; dismiss.
The ball team gave Joe the gate because he never came to practice.
give the glad eye
To give (someone) a welcoming look as if saying come over here, I want to talk to you.
I was surprised when Joe gave me the glad eye.
give the sack
give the hook
To fire from a job; dismiss.
The bank has done its best to give the sacked staff enough time and compensation.
give the shirt off one's back
To give away something or everything that you own.
He'd give you the shirt off his back.
give the show away
To reveal a plan or information that is supposed to be secret.
You have read further in the book than I have, but please don't tell me where the treasure was buried; otherwise you'd be giving the show away.
give to understand
To make a person think that something is true but not tell him; suggest; hint.
Mr. Johnson gave Billy to understand that he would pay him if he helped him clean the yard.
To make a person understand by telling him very plainly or boldly.
Frank was given to understand in a short note from the boss that he was fired.