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gives the axe

gives the axe is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give the axe.

Meaning of give the axe

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To fire (dismiss from employment).

Questions about gives the axe

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

Words near gives the axe in the dictionary

  1. gives something a try
  2. gives something a whirl
  3. gives something up as a bad job
  4. gives suck
  5. gives the ax
  6. gives the axe
  7. gives the bird
  8. gives the devil his due
  9. gives the dirts
  10. gives the elbow
  11. gives the finger

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