Fire Someone Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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fire someone What does fire someone mean?	dismiss someone from a job because of poor performance.	"If you continue to be late for work, the company willfire you."
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like mad What does "like mad" mean?	very fast, with great energy	I worked like mad but I was unable to finish the project by noon as I had hoped.
psych out What does "psych out" mean?	fool; deceive; trick (somebody)
Putting the cart before the horse What does "Putting the cart before the horse" mean?	When you put the cart before the horse, you are doing something the wrong way round.
very thing What does "very thing" mean?	the exact thing that is required	The new sofa was the very thing that we needed to make our house comfortable.
make fun of (someone or something) What does "make fun of (someone or something)" mean?	ridicule someone or something	The students were making fun of the girl with the short hair.
watch (someone or something) like a hawk What does "watch (someone or something) like a hawk" mean?	to watch someone or something very carefully	The mother watched her young child like a hawk.
pumped What does "pumped" mean?	thrilled; excited; stimulated; eager

Laugh to see a pudding crawl What does "Laugh to see a pudding crawl" mean?	(UK) Someone who would laugh to see a pudding crawl is easily amused and will laugh at anything.

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Fire Someone Idiom