limoger
to dismiss (usually of senior staff, such as a minister, general, bishop, ambassador, etc), kick upstairs
Pronounced as (IPA)
/li.mɔ.ʒe/
Etymology
From Limoges + -er. From the town of Limoges, which was far away from the World War I front and where General Joseph Joffre, Commander-in-Chief of the French forces from 1914 to 1916, consequently sent senior staff whom he considered useless and had relieved from actual command. Attested since 1916.
demitir
licenziare
despedir
acomiadar
görevinden uzaklaştırmak
απολύω
أّقال
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