can (someone)



can (someone)

To summarily dismiss or oust someone from employment; to fire someone. Management promptly canned the new accountant after his miscalculation cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars. They'll can me if they ever find out I came into work drunk yesterday.
See also: can

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
'Avi'el-Biblical Hebrew
Pete[pi:t]
Lashonda-African American
Walentyvah-LEN-tiPolish
NoËLleno-EL (French)French, Dutch
Kikukee-kooJapanese