the boot

Example Sentences

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But it is getting the boot the prime minister now fears.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Fernandes had chased down Dominik Szoboszlai and, much like Keane, slid in and hit his opponent on the boot.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

White House officials gave him the boot last summer after he torpedoed gene therapies, causing a ruckus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

How, in a legislative body that has always maintained a large contingent of scoundrels, did Swalwell and Gonzales get the boot in such quick succession—with more potentially in the pipeline?

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

As soon as anyone opened the boot, which they did at half the checkpoints, the chickens began to carry on like—well, like chickens!

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein