1.give sb. the boot 解雇某人
John was given the boot by his boss last week.
约翰上周被解雇了。
类似表达“开除,解雇”的词语还有:fire, dismiss; fire; give the sack; layoff; discharge; relieve sb. of his post; cashier; cast
He got the sack for laziness
他因懒惰而被解雇。
The servant accepted his dismissal without any complaint.
那仆人毫无怨言地接受解雇。
He was dismissed for neglect of his duty.
他因玩忽职守而被解雇了。
2.stand for 代表,表示,指的是
ASAP stands for "as soon as possible".
3.kick out 踢出去,拼命抵抗
If the new actor is no good, kick him out.
如果那个新来的演员不怎么样就让他走。
He'll kick out if you treat him like that.
要是你那样对待他,他会尽力反抗的。
延伸:get a kick out 从中得到兴奋感
I got a kick out of seeing my name in print.
当看到我的名字印成铅字时,我感到无比兴奋。











