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give (someone) the hook
give (someone) the hook
To relieve someone of a particular job or task.
After allowing back-to-back home runs, our manager gave the closer the hook.
See also:
give
,
hook
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crawl back to (one)
back
back at (something or some place)
back over
back over (someone or something)
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give (someone) a second chance
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give (someone) credit
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give (someone) fits
give (someone) heart failure
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give (someone) the green light
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give (someone) the lowdown (on something)
give (someone) the rough side of (one's) tongue
give (someone) the royal treatment
give (someone) the sele of the day
give (someone) the shake
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give (someone) the third degree
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give (someone) up as a bad job
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give (someone/something) the once-over, to
give (something) (one's) all
give (something) (one's) best shot
give (something) a facelift
give (something) a go
give (something) a lick and a promise
give (something) a miss
give (something) a once-over
give (something) a pass
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