get the can

To be summarily dismissed or ousted from employment; to be fired. The new accountant got the can after a miscalculation cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars.

get the can

see under get the ax.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bambi	BAM-bee	English
Ilse	['ilzə]
Bryon	BRIE-ən	English
Milosh	-	Medieval Slavic
Henk	HENK	Dutch
VisitaciÓN	bee-see-tah-THYON (Spanish), bee-see-tah-SYON (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish