英美人天天都在说的4000句 77:give sb. the boot

　　[00:00]L: I've put a lot of money into this firm over the years. And I, I brought in a lot of business.
[00:05]H: You've take enough out, too. You know, that...
[00:07]H: The bridges are burned.
[00:08]B：What's going on?
[00:09]M：Lynch is giving him the boot. Not pulling his quota¹.

1 quota   

n.（生产、进出口等的）配额，（移民的）限额

参考例句：

• A restricted import quota was set for meat products.肉类产品设定了进口配额。
• He overfulfilled his production quota for two months running.他一连两个月超额完成生产指标。