Verb has 2 senses

• give the axe(v = verb.social) can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"


Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

• give the axe(v = verb.change) give the bounce, give the gate - terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody something