elbow sb out
— phrasal verb with elbow uk/ˈel.bəʊ/us/ˈel.boʊ/verb [ T usually + adv/prep ]
to force someone or something out of a position or job:
He resigned before he was elbowed out.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Firing staff
- axe
- be out on your ear idiom
- chop
- constructive dismissal
- defrock
- delayering
- get the push idiom
- give sb the heave-ho idiom
- grass
- heave-ho
- invalid sb out
- lay sb off
- pension
- relieve
- removal
- remove
- retire
- sack
- sacking
- shakeout
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