echar con cajas destempladas: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  SpainGeneralidiomaticcolloquial
  • To expel, eject, or dismiss someone abruptly and unceremoniously, often with scandalous or noisy protest.
  • To drive someone out in a harsh or humiliating manner.

  Examples

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  • La empresa decidió echar con cajas destempladas a los cuatro empleados que participaron en la protesta.

    The company decided to abruptly and noisily dismiss the four employees who participated in the protest.

  • Cuando se descubrió la filtración, echaron con cajas destempladas al responsable sin darle oportunidad de explicar.

    When the leak was discovered, they abruptly and unceremoniously fired the person responsible without giving him a chance to explain.

  • No esperaban que los echaran con cajas destempladas después de tantos años de trabajo leal.

    They didn’t expect to be thrown out so abruptly after so many years of loyal work.

  • Echaron con cajas destempladas al entrenador tras la mala racha del equipo esta temporada.

    They abruptly and noisily dismissed the coach after the team’s bad streak this season.