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Means Fire Phrase Fired Questions Eslpod Business Working

Id ESLPod_0716_WE_1107
Episode Id ESLPod 716
Episode Title Working Without Supervision
Phrase to fire
Text In this podcast, the phrase "to fire" means to tell someone that he or she no longer has a job and will not continue to work in a particular business or organization: "You can't fire someone for old age. That would be illegal." The verb "to fire" also means to shoot bullets or cause an explosion with a bomb: "The police officers fired at the criminal because she had a gun." The phrase "fired up" means very excited about something and eager to do something: "It's fun to see how fired up young children are about the first day of school." Finally, the phrase "to fire questions at (someone)" means to ask someone many questions very quickly: "The reporters fired questions at the newly elected mayor."
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