汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 炒魷魚
炒魷魚 (炒鱿鱼)
(coll.) to fire sb / to sack sb
鱿鱼一炒就卷起来,像是卷铺盖,比喻解雇。
chǎo 鱿 () yóu () yú
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

要是我搞砸了,很可能会被炒鱿鱼

If I messed up, I would probably be fired.

他举了他被苹果公司炒鱿鱼的例子。

He gives the example of when he got fired from Apple.

更糟糕的是,你还会被炒鱿鱼

And what's worse, you will be fired!