mutually consent
mutually consent verb: to force out of a job; to sack with plausible deniability.
Verb
mutually consent (third-person singular simple present mutually consents, present participle mutually consenting, simple past and past participle mutually consented)
- To force out of a job; to sack with plausible deniability.
- Jose Mourinho has finally admitted that he was sacked as Chelsea manager in 2015, not ‘mutually consented’.2016 October 22, Matt Stead, “Mourinho admits he was fired, not ‘mutually consented’”, in Football365
- Fresh off a 6-1 gubbing by the Dutch, which itself came hot on the heels of stinking out Euro Not 2020, Turkey have responded by mutually consenting boss Senol Günes.2021 September 19, Gregg Bakowski, “Some other headline-grabbing news out of Greater Manchester”, in The Guardian
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mutually, consent.
Forms of mutually consent
| third-person singular present | mutually consents |
|---|---|
| present participle | mutually consenting |
| past participle | mutually consented |
| past | mutually consented |
Origin of mutually consent
From the standard statement that a player or manager has left the club "by mutual consent" after a disappointing result.
Questions about mutually consent
- What does mutually consent mean?
- Mutually consent means to force out of a job; to sack with plausible deniability.
- What part of speech is mutually consent?
- Mutually consent is a verb.
- What is the past tense of mutually consent?
- The past tense of mutually consent is mutually consented.
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