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given someone the boot

given someone the boot is the past participle of give someone the boot.

Meaning of give someone the boot

Verb

give someone the boot (third-person singular simple present gives someone the boot, present participle giving someone the boot, simple past gave someone the boot, past participle given someone the boot)

  1. (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.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, the, boot.

Questions about given someone the boot

What is given someone the boot the past participle of?
Given someone the boot is the past participle of give someone the boot.

Words near given someone the boot in the dictionary

  1. given someone one
  2. given someone something to think about
  3. given someone the air
  4. given someone the arm
  5. given someone the bag
  6. given someone the boot
  7. given someone the brush-off
  8. given someone the business
  9. given someone the chair
  10. given someone the cold shoulder
  11. given someone the creeps

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