phrasal verb · informal
get the boot
/ɡet ðə buːt/get the BOOT
speaking
to be fired, dismissed, or kicked out of a position
Examples
“After repeated lateness he finally got the boot.”
“When the company restructured, several staff got the boot.”
“If a player behaves badly, they might get the boot from the team.”
Band 8 sentence
“When the audit revealed serious breaches, the director got the boot, and the company appointed an interim head.”
Collocations
- get the boot from
- get the boot for + reason
Word family
get the boot phrase
Common mistakes
He got boot.→He got the boot.
He was booted.→He got the boot.
Say it for a higher band
5be fired→6get the sack→7+get the boot
Synonyms
get the sack
be fired
Easily confused
get the sack
“After the scandal, several managers got the sack.”
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