give (one) the pink slip

To dismiss someone from a job. I can't believe the boss gave me the pink slip after five years on the job! The new secretary hasn't taken one accurate message for me all week—I think it's time to give her the pink slip.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Badri	-	Georgian
Olivera	-	Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Kinga	KEEN-gah (Polish), KEEN-gaw (Hungarian)	Polish, Hungarian
Alanna	ə-LAN-ə	English
Jurian	-	Medieval Low German
GrÉAgÓIr	GRAY-gor	Irish