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give somebody the push

1. (British & Australian informal) to end someone's employment After twenty years' loyal service, they gave her the push. (British & Australian informal)

2. (British & Australian informal) to end a relationship with someone They'd only been seeing each other for two weeks when he gave her the push. (British & Australian informal)

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But Moyes said: ``The reason he didn't give it was because he didn't give the push on Davie Weir just before the handball. Football: Manager reveals midfield injuries by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) The 'callous' decision by Martineau Johnson to give the push to the nine employees comes weeks after The Accident Group fired thousands of its staff by text. SACKED BY E-MAIL; Shocked trainees say law firm was 'callous' by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)			give some lip give some skin give some sugar give some thought to give static give teeth to give the benefit of the doubt give the boot give the cold shoulder give the creeps give the devil his due give the elbow give the evil eye give the eye give the finger give the game away give the gate give the glad eye give the green light give the heave ho give the heebie-jeebies give the kiss of life give the lie to give the nod give the once-over give the push give the raspberry give the rough side of tongue give the runaround give the shaft give the shirt off back give the shits give the shivers give the slip give the thumbs down give the thumbs up give the time of day give the willies Give them hell! give tit for tat give to on a plate give to on a platter give to understand give under threat of give up as a bad job give up for dead give up hope give up the fight give up the ghost Give us the tools, and we will finish the job give vent to			give the green light give the hairy eyeball give the hairy eyeball give the hairy eyeball give the heave ho give the heebie-jeebies give the hook give the hook give the hook give the hook give the hook give the impression give the kiss of life give the lie to give the lie to give the lie to give the meaning give the mind to give the nod give the nod give the nod give the nod give the nod to give the once over give the once-over give the particulars give the pip give the pip give the pip give the pip give the push give the raspberry give the right to vote give the rough side of tongue give the runaround give the sack give the shaft give the shirt off back give the shits give the shits give the shivers give the shove give the shove give the shove give the shove give the show away give the show away give the show away give the show away give the shudders give the signal give the slip give the slip give the slip give the slip give the sum and substance give the thumbs down give the thumbs up give the time of day give the time of day give the time of day

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