It's not like的usage可以从我的翻译中自己体会，不大好说。

关于解雇的说法，以前写过一些，这里一并paste出来：

1） . …and he cans me

他炒了我鱿鱼。

Can someone=give sack to/sack someone/dismiss someone.

前几周学了一个关于炒鱿鱼的俚语是give pink slip.

Pink slip: a piece of paper giving notice of dismissal from employment; any dismissal from employment.

I got a pink slip today. I guess I had it coming.

I hope I don't get a pink slip. I've got my mortgage to pay.

Pink slip can also be used as a verb.

If you make no headway at work, I'm going to have to pink slip you.

2）be dismissed - to be fired被解雇、被炒

如果你因为能力不足或者做错事，你被dismissed, fired, sacked, terminated, 如果你没做错事，能力也足以应付工作，而因为行业不景气，企业由于自动化而所需人员减少、老板看你不顺眼等原因而丢了工作，你是被laid off，made redundant，offered early retirement，公司的减员用downsize。