He threatens to fire Gary several times, but never actually does so.
Also, the Mayor threatened to fire striking lawyers if they did not return to work.
"They say your grandfather is threatening to fire him so high he'll be the first man on the moon."
He threatened to fire me, but I went down there although the game was rained out.
He threatened to fire me when I wouldn't give up the case.
Similar reports cited Oh as saying the station threatened to fire her if she didn't return to work.
But Washington is not likely to threaten to fire the big guns again soon.
"Only three times, and she didn't threaten to fire me during any of them," I said proudly.
He threatened to fire into the Americans in their boat, and they withdrew.
Johnson threatened to fire Duffy if he ran for office.