get the axe

also be given the axe

1. if a person gets the axe, they lose their job Senior staff are more likely to get the axe because the company can't afford their high salaries.

2. if a plan or a service gets the axe, it is stopped My research project was the first thing to be given the ax when the new boss took over.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Agnes	['ægnis]
Zhelimir	-	Medieval Slavic (Hypothetical)
Maximianus	-	Ancient Roman
Emily	['eməli]
Elsabeth	-	English (Rare)
Agapios	-	Greek, Ancient Greek