also 首に成る
- expression, godan verb, usually in kana to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed
- to be beheaded
くびになる
to be sacked
also 首に成る
トムは首になった。 Tom lost his job. #199895
首になるのが怖いの? Are you afraid of being fired? #8757130
要は、首になったのさ。 To make a long story short, I was fired. #10550155
要するに私は首になったのだ。 The long and the short of it is that I was fired. #78819
彼は盗みのために首になった。 He was fired for stealing. #101753
彼は怠け者として首になった。 He was fired on the grounds that he was lazy. #102515
早い話が彼は首になったのだ。 To cut a long story short, he was fired. #140583
ビルは先週仕事を首になった。 Bill was canned from his job last week. #197299