give (someone) the can

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

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Paulinus	-	Ancient Roman
Ballinger	['bælindʒə]
Geevarghese	-	Indian, Malayalam
Hachirou	hah-chee-ṙo:	Japanese
Innocent	IN-ə-sənt (English)	History
Partha	-	Hinduism, Bengali, Indian, Assamese