fire out

Throw someone out

Fire out means to send or produce something rapidly and in quantity.

You fire out emails, questions, or orders in quick succession: She fired out three memos before lunch.

In baseball, to fire out a runner is to throw them out at a base.

The phrase emphasizes speed and directness—communication treated like ammunition.

terminate

layoff

Termination without cause

redundancy · severance · discharge · let go · pink slip · downsizing · unemployment · notice · released · axed

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employment action

fire outhire

Take on for work

employ · take on · bring on · recruit · onboard

manner of departure

fire outretire

Cease employment permanently

step down · resign · give notice · phase out · ease out

Family

fire, out, fires, fired, firing, fiery, fireman, fireplace, firefighter

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