give (someone) the boot

1. to stop employing someone.

They gave him the boot for swearing at his manager.

2. to end a romantic relationship with someone.

She gave him the boot because he wouldn't stop talking about his ex-girlfriends.

• from scratch
• from soup to nuts
• from stem to stern
• from the bottom of heart
• from the bottom of your heart
• from the corner of eye
• from the corner of your eye
• from the cradle to the grave
• from the get-go
• from the ground up
• from the heart
• from the horse's mouth
• from there to here
• from the ridiculous to the sublime
• from the sublime to the ridiculous
• from the word go
• from the year dot
• from time immemorial
• from time to time
• from top to bottom
• from top to toe
• front office
• front-office
• frown on
• frown on something