get the axe

Frequency: 7.89.5 per million words

To be fired from a job or have a project cancelled.

axeVERB + THE AXE (loss/reduction)

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get

Examples (10)

  • His prime-time TV show is likely to get the axe due to low ratings.
  • After the company-wide audit, several underperforming departments got the axe.
  • He was caught sleeping on the job, so it's no surprise he got the axe.
  • If our funding isn't renewed, this entire research project will get the axe.
  • I'm afraid I might get the axe if I don't meet my sales targets this quarter.
  • Getting the axe just before the holidays was a devastating blow for his family.
  • Did you hear that the old morning radio show finally got the axe?
  • The unpopular policy got the axe as soon as the new government was elected.
  • So many people have gotten the axe this year that morale is at an all-time low.
  • You'd better start showing up on time if you don't want to get the axe.