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Present participle for end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly

Present participle for to end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly

Present participle for to chop or cut into very small pieces

Present participle for to clean out or get rid off

Present participle for to draw, or cause to draw, to a close

Present participle for to expel or send away, especially permanently

Present participle for to get rid of (something undesirable or no longer required)

Present participle for to decrease in amount or degree

Present participle for to postpone or assign to a later time or date

Present participle for to remove (a section) from a text or piece of music

Formal act of putting an end to, annulling

The action of forcing or throwing something out

The amount by which something is made smaller, less, or lower

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Verb

Present participle for end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly

putting an end to

giving something the chop

pulling the plug on

knocking something on the head

doing away with

forgetting about

disestablishing

backtracking on

dispensing with

declaring null and void

bringing to an end

reducing drastically

knocking on the head

doing a U-turn on

neutralizing^US

neutralising^UK

getting shot of

putting kibosh on

putting the kibosh on

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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

Present participle for to end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly

making redundant

giving someone notice

giving someone his

giving someone the boot

giving someone the bullet

giving someone the sack

giving the boot to

giving the bullet to

giving the heave-ho

giving someone their cards

giving someone the push

giving the elbow

giving the old heave-ho

giving the push to

showing the door

giving someone their marching orders

sending packing

giving someone their notice

giving walking papers

giving notice to

giving one notice

giving the boot

giving the heave ho

giving the sack

giving marching orders

handing walking papers

showing the door one

giving somebody their cards

giving the bum's rush

riding out on rail

giving a pink slip

giving someone the air

running out of town

giving someone the big E

giving the gate

giving someone the pink slip

severing connections

giving the chop

court martialing

court martialling

giving somebody notice

giving somebody the boot

giving someone his or her walking papers

giving someone the ax

giving someone the gate

giving the sack to

declaring redundant

relieving of duty

depriving of office

giving pink slip

giving one's cards

giving bum's rush

giving somebody the sack

giving somebody the push

giving somebody the pink slip

showing the door to

throwing someone out on their ear

giving one the gate

seeing the back of

throwing out on your ear

removing from office

stripping of rank

throwing out on ear

giving heave-ho

giving their cards

asking to leave

giving the hook

showing you the door

putting an end to

stepping into shoes of

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

Verb

Present participle for to chop or cut into very small pieces

Verb

Present participle for to clean out or get rid off

Verb

Present participle for to draw, or cause to draw, to a close

putting an end to

bringing to an end

putting paid to

winding something up

calling a halt to

calling it a day

pulling the plug

putting a stop to

getting shut of

giving something the chop

knocking something on the head

nipping in the bud

nipping something in the bud

putting the lid on

getting shot of

pulling the plug on

dispensing with

doing away with

refraining from

bringing to a halt

calling it quits

having done with

bringing to a close

abstaining from

turning your back on

bringing to a conclusion

bringing to an untimely end

coming to an end

stopping midstream

stopping having

withdrawing from

forgetting about

forbearing from

stepping down from

bringing to a stop

washing one's hands of

stepping aside from

steering clear of

staying away from

withholding from

backing off from

checking out from

breaking the habit of

restraining from

calling it quits on

skipping out on

surceasing from

restraining oneself from

stopping oneself from

coming to a close

putting the kibosh on

denying yourself

interfering with

saying goodbye to

look down one's nose at

preventing oneself from

kicking the habit

giving a wide berth to

preventing yourself from

standing down from

bringing to end

holding back from

stopping trying

getting on the wagon

taking the cure

ceasing to indulge in

coming to a stop

coming to a halt

resisting the temptation to

throwing in the towel

going cold turkey

throwing in the sponge

quitting cold turkey

coming to a standstill

drawing to a close

giving something a miss

jacking something in

marginalizing^US

having nothing to do with

giving the thumbs down to

immobilizing^US

immobilising^UK

checking oneself

marginalising^UK

dropping anchor

stemming the flow

bringing to standstill

neutralising^UK

blowing the whistle on

putting a cork in

bringing to a standstill

compensating for

counterbalancing

neutralizing^US

shaking one's head

giving the thumbs down

refusing to take advantage of

giving the red light

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Verb

Present participle for to expel or send away, especially permanently

sending packing

forcing to leave

giving someone the boot

giving the sack to

giving someone the bullet

giving someone the push

giving the heave-ho

kissing goodbye

throwing overboard

doing away with

giving someone their cards

giving someone their marching orders

giving someone their P45

giving the boot

giving the bum's rush

giving the chop

giving the old heave-ho

showing the gate to

showing the door

throwing someone out on their ear

Verb

Present participle for to get rid of (something undesirable or no longer required)

dispensing with

having done with

getting shut of

getting shot of

throwing on the scrapheap

throwing overboard

doing away with

managing without

knocking on the head

giving the boot

pulling the plug on

splitting up with

putting paid to

putting an end to

thrusting aside

seeing the back of

putting out to pasture

relieving yourself of

divesting yourself of

kissing goodbye

filing in circular file

decommissioning

consigning to scrap heap

ridding oneself of

freeing oneself of

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Verb

Present participle for to decrease in amount or degree

making cutbacks in

taking the edge off

rationalizing^US

cutting back on

rationalising^UK

making reductions in

cutting down on

causing to fall

doing away with

lowering in price

taking the bite out

taking the sting out

making less active

lowering in value

cutting in price

lowering the price of

putting on sale

rendering worthless

reducing the price of

offering at a giveaway price

taking down a peg

becoming flaccid

ratcheting down

becoming smaller

growing smaller

taking a loss on

going to the dogs

going down the tubes

going down the toilet

taking a turn for the worse

taking a nosedive

making something worse

going from bad to worse

hitting the skids

becoming softer

becoming quieter

getting quieter

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Verb

Present participle for to postpone or assign to a later time or date

keeping in abeyance

putting to one side

doing away with

laying on the table

putting an end to

putting off the evil day

putting off the evil hour

holding in abeyance

putting in cold storage

putting on hold

putting on back burner

taking a rain check on

putting on the back burner

Verb

Present participle for to remove (a section) from a text or piece of music

Noun

Formal act of putting an end to, annulling

cancellation^UK

discontinuation

doing away with

backpedaling^US

backpedalling^UK

neutralization^US

neutralisation^UK

change in direction

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Noun

The action of forcing or throwing something out

axe^UK

demobilization^US

ax^US

demobilisation^UK

marching orders

the old heave-ho

the order of the boot

termination of employment

ending of employment

one's marching orders

removal from office

permission to go

freedom to depart

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

reduction in force

early retirement

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Noun

The amount by which something is made smaller, less, or lower

belt-tightening

circumscription

miniaturisation^UK

miniaturization^US

tightening your belt

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