| 词汇 | fire |
| 词源 | fire. First recorded in 1871, fire out meant “to throw out or eject a person from a place.” Thirteen years later the term, shortened to fire, was first recorded as a synonym for “dismiss- ing an employee.” Both terms have their origins in the firing, or discharging, of a gun. |
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