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
Itxaro	-	Basque
Earlene	URL-een	English
Alexej	-	Czech, Slovak
Bohuslav	bo-hoo-SLAHV (Ukrainian)	Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian
Bairre	-	Irish
Euphrosyne	-	Greek Mythology