Can
Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.
Hang up
Hang up verb - Cause to be hanging or suspended.
Both terms in one sentence
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Extreme Doormat: At the beginning of the film, Lee is such a doormat that she can't even hang up on a telemarketer.
Source: Film / Secretary -
The only hang up is whether he can actually be considered deconfirmed by the end.
Source: Film / My Fair Lady -
If you hang up his drawing the day after you receive it, an entrant will comment that their dog can do better.
Source: Video Game / Papers, Please
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