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gives someone the boot

gives someone the boot is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 gives someone the boot

What is gives someone the boot the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gives someone the boot is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give someone the boot.

Words near gives someone the boot in the dictionary

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

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