解雇 (某人)；拋棄或甩掉 (某人) / 被解雇；被拋棄或被甩。
例句：
- Anna has given her latest boyfriend the boot. (安娜已甩掉她最近的那個男友)
- Anthony was given the boot by his girlfriend yesterday. (安東尼昨天被他女友甩了)
- Tony was useless and soon got the boot. (東尼毫無用處，很快就被炒魷魚了)
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