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Remove from employment or office, typically on the grounds of unsatisfactory performance

Treat as unworthy of serious consideration

To show an unwillingness to grant, allow, or consent

To put an end to, especially formally

To drive away or cause to vanish

To snub or make someone feel unwelcome

Rid of; clean out

To throw away (something unwanted or useless)

To clear of or to free from guilt

To postpone or assign to a later time or date

To exclude or reject as a candidate or possibility

To lower in rank

To avoid addressing or tackling

Free yourself of

To provide assuagement or palliation to

To deal with (a task or opponent) quickly and efficiently

To officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise)

To free or release from slavery

Penalize for wrongdoing

To remove blame or responsibility from

Send off to a destination or for a purpose

An act of refusal or avoidance

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Verb

To drive out

give someone the boot

give someone their marching orders

give someone the push

throw someone out on their ear

give the bum's rush

give the heave-ho

axe^UK

give the old heave-ho

ax^US

give someone the bullet

give someone their cards

remove from power

remove from office

give someone the sack

give someone the air

throw out on your ear

give someone the big E

give one the gate

show the door to

show you the door

send somebody packing

lay someone off

pack someone off

send someone packing

throw someone out

vote someone out

hand someone his hat

give someone their notice

throw out on the streets

toss out on ear

throw on to the streets

give walking papers

throw out on ear

put out of your mind

break free from

put on the back burner

give something a miss

shut the door on

deprive of office

declare redundant

give the sack to

go their separate ways

throw overboard

give someone their P45

show the gate to

tell to leave the field

send for an early bath

show someone the red card

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“In this village, no matter how cruel it may sound, this was how we lived; we were not allowed to dismiss the woman on this part, no matter what the situation.”

Verb

Remove from employment or office, typically on the grounds of unsatisfactory performance

axe^UK

ax^US

give someone their notice

give someone notice

give someone the sack

give someone his

give someone the boot

give someone the bullet

give someone their cards

give someone the push

give someone the air

give someone their marching orders

give the heave-ho

give the old heave-ho

give walking papers

give someone the big E

remove from office

give one notice

give the heave ho

give marching orders

show the door one

give somebody their cards

give a pink slip

hand walking papers

give somebody the boot

run out of town

ride out on rail

give somebody the push

give someone the pink slip

throw someone out on their ear

give the boot to

give the bullet to

give the push to

give somebody notice

give the sack to

give someone the gate

give someone the ax

step into shoes of

give someone his or her walking papers

give one's cards

give somebody the sack

give bum's rush

declare redundant

give their cards

give somebody the pink slip

deprive of office

relieve of duty

throw out on ear

see the back of

throw out on your ear

give the bum's rush

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“Until January, 2000, the forces were legally allowed to dismiss servicemen and women if they were found to be gay or lesbian.”

Verb

Treat as unworthy of serious consideration

think no more of

put out of your mind

take no notice of

do a hatchet job on

cast aspersions on

pay no attention to

drag through the mud

cut down to size

think little of

treat with contempt

cock a snook at

turn a blind eye to

refuse to acknowledge

turn a deaf ear to

take down a peg

treat as unimportant

fail to take advantage of

be scornful about

turn up your nose at

poke mullock at

give something a miss

take the piss out of

take no account of

take the mickey out of

look the other way

treat something lightly

comment negatively

laugh something off

sweep something aside

give comeuppance

knock off high horse

find fault with

criticize unfairly

wave something aside

have no time for

take a swipe at

shoot full of holes

cut to the quick

give no credence to

take with a pinch of salt

take dim view of

treat contemptuously

spread lies about

blacken the character of

blacken the name of

sully the reputation of

brush something aside

throw brickbats at

pour cold water on

throw cold water on

give a bad name

inveigh against

fulminate against

express contempt

hold forth against

tell someone to get lost

throw stones at

be contemptuous about

hold up to scorn

pass something up

hold up to ridicule

hold in contempt

blow raspberries at

laugh out of court

give someone the brush-off

look right through

give the cold shoulder to

consider beneath you

consider beneath one

curl your lip at

turn nose up at

give the Bronx cheer to

spit in the face of

show contempt for

spit in the eye of

fail to include

fail to mention

fail to care for

keep one's distance

turn your back on

be irresponsible

be remiss about

fail to provide for

not trouble oneself

fail to remember

have nothing to do with

throw to the winds

fail to look after

keep at arm's length

procrastinate over

pay little attention to

send to Coventry

turn a deaf ear

turn a blind eye

leave out of account

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“Opponents of the thesis dismiss this identity label as elitist.”

Verb

To show an unwillingness to grant, allow, or consent

give the thumbs down to

give the red light to

declare null and void

give thumbs down to

give the brush-off to

give something a miss

not take advantage of

place an embargo on

refuse permission to

turn deaf ear to

turn one's back on

draw the line at

refuse to receive

give thumbs down

put the kibosh on

give the thumbs down

refuse to take advantage of

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Verb

To put an end to, especially formally

ax^US

axe^UK

bring to an end

render null and void

make ineffective

give something the chop

knock something on the head

put the kibosh on

declare null and void

bring to naught

call all bets off

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Verb

To drive away or cause to vanish

go their separate ways

see the back of

go separate ways

go in different directions

take off in all directions

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Verb

To snub or make someone feel unwelcome

give the cold shoulder

look right through

give someone the brush-off

send to Coventry

turn up one's nose

tell someone where to get off

give someone the go-by

keep at arm's length

turn nose up at

treat with contempt

hold in contempt

turn your nose up at

refuse admittance to

give somebody the cold shoulder

give somebody the run-around

have no part of

have nothing to do with

give the runaround

have no part in

give a wide berth to

give a wide berth

stand aloof from

keep your distance from

keep at a distance

put in one's place

give cold shoulder to

stand up against

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Verb

Rid of; clean out

ax^US

axe^UK

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 throw away (something unwanted or useless)

see the back of

throw on the scrapheap

consign to scrap heap

put out to pasture

free oneself of

axe^UK

ax^US

pull the plug on

give something the chop

knock something on the head

throw overboard

bring to an end

bring to a halt

turn your back on

call something off

knock on the head

foist something on someone

give somebody the boot

fob something off on someone

palm something off on someone

wash your hands of

nip something in the bud

wind something up

divest yourself of

file in circular file

relieve yourself of

step aside from

bring to a stop

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Verb

To clear of or to free from guilt

wipe slate clean

declare innocent

pronounce not guilty

let someone off

find not guilty

let off the hook

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Verb

Steamroll

Verb

To postpone or assign to a later time or date

keep in abeyance

ax^US

axe^UK

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

put on one side

put on the bank burner

give a rain check

give rain check

take a raincheck

put in abeyance

bring to an end

put on the shelf

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Verb

To exclude or reject as a candidate or possibility

close one's doors to

rule something out

shut the door on

send to Coventry

refuse to admit

put an embargo on

leave out in the cold

prevent from entering

refuse admittance

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Verb

To lower in rank

lower in status

cut down to size

kick downstairs

reduce to the ranks

take down a peg

lower the status of

remove from office

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Verb

To avoid addressing or tackling

Verb

Free yourself of

free yourself of

put to one side

Verb

To provide assuagement or palliation to

take the edge off

reduce something

take the bite out

take the sting out

tranquillize^UK

throw cold water on

pour cold water on

make peace with

patch things up

anaesthetize^UK

bring comfort to

take a load off

put a damper on

take the sting out of

tranquillise^UK

demilitarise^UK

demilitarize^US

make reasonable

make matters up

reduce the force of

reduce the effect of

monkey around with

accede to somebody's demands

see the back of

protect against

impose peace upon

restore harmony to

run interference for

take the bite out of

keep under control

kiss and make up

clear the air with

bury the hatchet

smooth someone's ruffled feathers

safeguard against

give condolences to

commiserate with

sympathize with

make one feel at ease

give sympathy to

give respite to

put on a Band-Aid

melt into thin air

bring respite to

bring an end to

hush one's mouth

decrease the volume

hold one's tongue

make something bearable

treat successfully

restore to health

make cutbacks in

take a nosedive

axe^UK

ax^US

go through the floor

incline downwards

reduce punishment

become less intense

make less intense

be on the way out

make reductions in

draw to a close

make conditional

make less formal

make less strict

take pressure off

lessen the impact of

reduce the impact of

add reservations to

die away or out

die away or down

make additions to

soften the impact of

go into a tailspin

be precipitated

decrease in value

decline in price

give a lower profile

attach little importance to

think nothing of

give little weight to

vanish into thin air

become less loud

become unimportant

move further off

put out of order

make excuses for

make allowances for

make allowances

make a case for

give an explanation for

make nothing of

set no store by

put on the soft pedal

set little store by

come up with an explanation for

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Verb

To deal with (a task or opponent) quickly and efficiently

make short work of

follow through with

deliver the goods

take care of business

carry to completion

acquit oneself of

run with the ball

put into effect

put into practice

bring to fruition

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Verb

To officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise)

declare null and void

declare invalid

render null and void

put a line through

make ineffective

bring to an end

make null and void

render meaningless

go back on one's word

wipe slate clean

turn thumbs down

fly in the face of

ax^US

axe^UK

call all bets off

bring to naught

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Verb

Subdue

bring someone to their knees

put the kibosh on

get the better of

wipe the floor with

trample underfoot

make mincemeat of

be victorious over

gain mastery over

give someone a drubbing

bring under the yoke

gain ascendancy over

ride roughshod over

blow out of the water

give someone a hiding

rule with an iron hand

take to the cleaners

turn inside out

stamp something out

take severe measures against

take stern measures against

come down heavily on

run rings around

put in their place

bring to their knees

keep under control

wipe from the face of the earth

come down on like a ton of bricks

gain control over

keep the lid on

win a resounding victory over

wipe off the map

wipe off the face of the earth

bring to an end

drive underground

gain control of

keep under thumb

bring to naught

play the heavy with

rule with a rod of iron

put the squeeze on

weigh heavy upon

hush one's mouth

hold one's tongue

get the upper hand over

gain the upper hand over

get the upper hand

get under control

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Verb

To free or release from slavery

put on the street

let off the hook

free from restraint

free from restriction

come to the aid of

come to the rescue of

save the life of

get out from under

get off the hook

open the door for

let someone out

restore to freedom

give freedom to

save one's neck

release conditionally

release on parole

save from danger

save someone's bacon

get oneself off the hook

get out of hock

pull out of the fire

get someone out

bring someone off

bail someone out

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Verb

Penalize for wrongdoing

mete out punishment to

bring someone to book

make an example of

slap someone's wrist

teach someone a lesson

give it to someone

give someone what for

rap someone's knuckles

give a going-over

give a lesson to

give someone the works

give a going over

throw the book at

come down on like a ton of bricks

exact a penalty from

discipline someone for

tear a strip off

inflict handicap

impose a sentence on

inflict a penalty on

award a penalty against

impose a penalty on

put at disadvantage

impose a fine on

punish by fining

pay through the nose

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Verb

To remove blame or responsibility from

disembarrass of

let off the hook

declare innocent

wipe the slate clean

take a load off

get off the hook

find not guilty

grant someone an exemption

grant someone a dispensation

pronounce not guilty

let someone off

make an exception of

make an exception for

free from restraint

free from restriction

put on the street

let off this time

grant a stay of execution to

grant a stay of execution

grant an amnesty to

get oneself off the hook

get out from under

take a load off your mind

bring someone off

get out of hock

save someone's bacon

pull out of the fire

save from danger

save the life of

get someone out

bail someone out

come to the rescue of

come to the aid of

ease the load of

get off one's chest

render null and void

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Verb

Send off to a destination or for a purpose

let someone have

broadcast electronically

transport in bulk

send to take up an appointment

assign to a post

come across with

make payment of

pack someone off

put in the mail

put in the post

put in charge of

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Noun

An act of refusal or avoidance

act of avoidance

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