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End, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly

To end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly

To chop or cut into very small pieces

Rid of; clean out

To draw to a close

To expel or send away, especially permanently

To decrease in amount or degree

To postpone or assign to a later time or date

To cut or prune off as the top or extreme part of anything

A tool used for chopping wood, typically of iron with a steel edge and wooden handle

The act of ordering or allowing someone to leave

Something that chops

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Verb

End, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly

give something the chop

pull the plug on

knock something on the head

declare null and void

knock on the head

put the kibosh on

bring to an end

ax^US

do an about-turn on

refuse to fulfil

render null and void

turn the tables

change one's mind

have change of heart

change one's tune

eat one's words

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“The scale of the crisis facing Yorkshire schools emerged last night, with more than 250 teaching jobs to be axed following a Government-funding fiasco.”

Verb

To end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly

give someone notice

give someone his

give someone the boot

give someone the bullet

give someone the sack

give the boot to

give the bullet to

give the heave-ho

give someone their cards

give someone the push

give the old heave-ho

give the push to

give someone their marching orders

ax^US

give someone their notice

give walking papers

give one notice

give the heave ho

hand walking papers

give marching orders

show the door one

run out of town

give a pink slip

give somebody their cards

give someone the pink slip

ride out on rail

give somebody the boot

give somebody notice

give someone the gate

give someone his or her walking papers

give someone the ax

give the sack to

relieve of duty

declare redundant

deprive of office

give one's cards

give somebody the sack

give somebody the pink slip

give somebody the push

give bum's rush

throw out on your ear

give the bum's rush

see the back of

remove from office

throw out on ear

give someone the big E

give someone the air

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“500 staff were axed as part of a rationalization programme.”

Verb

To chop or cut into very small pieces

reduce drastically

ax^US

cut into pieces

Verb

Rid of; clean out

ax^US

rid somewhere of

wipe from the face of the earth

throw out on your ear

give the bum's rush

give someone the boot

send to the chair

send to the gas chamber

put before a firing squad

send to the gibbet

carry out a sentence of death on

send to the electric chair

remove from power

remove from office

take the life of

cause the death of

end the life of

wipe off the map

wipe off the face of the earth

see the back of

give someone their marching orders

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Verb

To draw to a close

bring to an end

wind something up

give something the chop

knock something on the head

nip something in the bud

pull the plug on

bring to a halt

throw overboard

throw on the scrapheap

bring to a close

turn your back on

knock on the head

give somebody the boot

bring to a conclusion

bring to an untimely end

call something off

step aside from

bring to a stop

break the habit of

call it quits on

ax^US

stop oneself from

restrain oneself from

come to a close

put the kibosh on

give a wide berth to

stand down from

give something up

resist the temptation to

throw in the towel

get on the wagon

give something a miss

throw in the sponge

quit cold turkey

cease to indulge in

draw to a close

come to a standstill

have nothing to do with

jack something in

give the thumbs down to

not take advantage of

prevent oneself from

prevent yourself from

bring to standstill

bring to a standstill

blow the whistle on

refuse to take advantage of

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Verb

To expel or send away, especially permanently

declare redundant

deprive of office

give someone the boot

give the sack to

give someone the bullet

give someone the push

give the heave-ho

throw overboard

give someone their cards

give someone their marching orders

give someone their P45

give the bum's rush

give the old heave-ho

show the gate to

throw someone out on their ear

show the door to

give someone the air

give someone the big E

send someone packing

give one the gate

hand someone his hat

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Verb

To decrease in amount or degree

make cutbacks in

take the edge off

make reductions in

ax^US

take the bite out

take the sting out

take the heat off

lower the price of

render worthless

offer at a giveaway price

reduce the price of

put the brakes on

put a restriction on

put in nutshell

monkey around with

take the bite out of

make reasonable

take the sting out of

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Verb

To postpone or assign to a later time or date

keep in abeyance

ax^US

put to one side

lay on the table

put off the evil day

put off the evil hour

hold in abeyance

put in cold storage

put on back burner

take a rain check on

put on the back burner

bring to an end

give rain check

throw a spanner in the works of

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

put on the shelf

put in abeyance

give a rain check

drag one's feet

stand in the way of

put something on hold

hold something in abeyance

hold something over

put something off

take a raincheck

call something off

suspend proceedings

bring to a standstill

bring to a halt

bring to a close

take a breather from

take a breather

put on a back burner

take a rain check

avoid the issue

take one's time

beat around the bush

come to a standstill

leave to another time

put on one side

put out of commission

put into storage

bring to screeching halt

get in the way of

put on the bank burner

cramp one's style

throw a monkey wrench into

give the run around

throw a spanner in the works

put the kibosh on

stop in your tracks

turn your back on

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Verb

To cut or prune off as the top or extreme part of anything

give something the chop

put a line through

ax^US

declare null and void

remove all traces of

render null and void

make null and void

wipe off the map

wipe off face of earth

wipe off the face of the earth

destroy root and branch

render meaningless

declare invalid

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Noun

A tool used for chopping wood, typically of iron with a steel edge and wooden handle

ax^US

“After the game finished, he was surprised to find the wooden handle of his axe had rotted.”

Noun

The act of ordering or allowing someone to leave

ax^US

permission to go

freedom to depart

marching orders

the old heave-ho

the order of the boot

demobilization^US

termination of employment

demobilisation^UK

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

reduction in force

early retirement

removal from office

disestablishment

removal from power

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Noun

Something that chops

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