GIVE SOMEONE THE AX

Meaning of GIVE SOMEONE THE AX in English

fire an employee (usually abruptly) He gave the new employee the ax because he was always late.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

GIVE SOMEONE THE AX — expr infml 1) They give their employees the ax quite frequently — Они довольно часто увольняют своих сотрудников I was afraid they would …
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GIVE SOMEONE THE AX — expr infml 1) They give their employees the ax quite frequently — Они довольно часто увольняют своих сотрудников I was …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
GIVE SOMEONE THE AX — ax, give someone the expr infml 1. They give their employees the ax quite frequently Они довольно часто увольняют своих …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
GIVE SOMEONE THE AX — 1) They give their employees the ax quite frequently — Они довольно часто увольняют своих сотрудников I was afraid they …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
GIVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — alcun, alquí
English interlingue dictionary
AX — hatsa;wasay
English-Visayan vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century some person ; somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AX — biographical name Emanuel 1949- American (Ukrainian-born of Polish parents) pianist
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AX — Hand tool used for chopping, splitting, chipping, and piercing. Stone Age hand axes originated in simple stone implements that acquired …
Английский словарь Британика
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AX — I. noun or axe ˈaks ( plural axes ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æx, æces, acus; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOMEONE — ˈsəm(ˌ)wən pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum oon, from sum, som some + oon one : some person : somebody hoping …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AX- — combining form or axo- Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek axōn axle, axis — more at axis 1. : axis …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AX — (v. t. & i.) To ask; to inquire or inquire of.
Английский словарь Webster
AX — (n.) Alt. of Axe
Английский словарь Webster
AX — ( v. t. & i. ) To ask; to inquire or inquire of.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AX — ( n. ) Alt. of Axe
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — /sum"wun', -weuhn/ , pron. some person; somebody. [ 1275-1325; ME; see SOME, ONE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AX — — axlike , adj. /aks/ , n. , pl. axes /ak"siz/ , v. , axed, axing . n. 1. an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOMEONE — pron. some person, somebody
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEONE — n. person, human, human being
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AX — v. cut; fire, dismiss from a job; (West India) ask
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AX — n. hatchet, sharp tool used for chopping wood
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AX — I. noun or axe ˈaks Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æcs; akin to Old High German ackus ax, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pronoun Date: 14th century : some person : somebody
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
Webster English vocab
AX — noun ·alt. of axe. 2. ax ·vt & ·vi to ask; to inquire or inquire of.
Webster English vocab
SOMEONE — ■ pronoun 1》 an unknown or unspecified person. 2》 a person of importance or authority.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOMEONE — [some.one] pron (14c): some person: somebody
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AX — [ax] abbreviation axiom, axis
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AX — also spelled Axe, hand tool used for chopping, splitting, chipping, and piercing. Stone Age hand axes originated in simple stone …
Britannica English vocabulary
SOMEONE — someone BrE AmE ˈsʌm wʌn § \ -wɒn ▶ ˌ someone ˈ clever BrE AmE ▶ ˌ someone ˈ else …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AX — ax, axe BrE AmE æks ▷ axes ˈæks ɪz -əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMEONE — / ˈsʌmwʌn; NAmE / (also some·body ) pronoun 1. a person who is not known or mentioned by name : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — I. some ‧ one 1 S1 W1 /ˈsʌmwʌn/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean a person, when you do not …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GIVE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AX — I. axe 1 BrE AmE ( also ax American English ) /æks/ noun [countable] 1 . a tool with a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEONE — n. & pron. = SOMEBODY.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEONE — n. & pron. SOMEBODY.
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use someone or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEONE — or somebody Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ or …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMEONE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES take someone on an expedition ▪ He’s taking the boys on a camping expedition next …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEONE — somebody [pronoun] - a single personThere's someone outside the house.Someone must have seen what happened.Surely someone knows where the documents …
Cambridge English vocab
AX — n. Hand tool used for chopping, splitting, chipping, and piercing. Stone Age hand axes originated in simple stone implements that …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SOMEONE — Synonyms and related words : Adamite, being, body, cat, chap, character, creature, customer, duck, earthling, fellow, groundling, guy, hand, head, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AX — Synonyms and related words : amputate, battle-ax, beheading, bisect, blade, block, boot out, bounce, burning, butcher, can, capital punishment, carve, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEONE — pron. Function: pronoun Synonyms: SOMEBODY
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GIVE — n. give away give back give off give out give over give up self giving given name
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEONE — pronoun Synonyms: somebody
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — INDEX: 1. to give something to someone without expecting to be paid for it 2. to give something to everyone …
Longman Activator English vocab
GIVE — n. 25B6; verb he gave them £2000 : PRESENT WITH, provide with, supply with, furnish with, let someone have; hand …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — v. 1 present, deliver, pass (over), turn or hand over, confer, vouchsafe, provide, supply, furnish, bestow, donate, accord, afford, award, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEONE — мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Syn : somebody, anybody кто-то, кто-нибудь, кто-либо - * else кто-то другой - * else's чужой, …
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