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 。