dismiss someone (from something) (for something)

dismiss someone (from something) (for something)
dismiss someone (from something) (for something)
to discharge someone from employment for some reason; to fire someone from a job for some cause. •

We will have to dismiss him from employment for absenteeism.

She was dismissed from the bank for making many errors in one month.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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