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
Enes	-	Turkish, Bosnian
Olexiy	-	Ukrainian
Lassi	LAHS-see	Finnish
Athanas	-	Ancient Greek
Iisakki	EE:-sahk-kee	Finnish
Fearghas	-	Irish, Scottish, Irish Mythology