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The phrase "about to be fired" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are referring to a person who is very close to losing their job. For example: Bob was sure his boss was about to fire him, so he began looking for a new job.
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In academia, the battle lines are drawn, and the next salvo in the Mozart wars is about to be fired.
They wrote: "At an hourly job, if they stop putting you on the schedule/make you only work one or two shifts a week, you're probably about to be fired".
The Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, sponsored by State Senator Diane Savino, guarantees basic workplace protections like overtime pay, the chance to take at least a day off every week, coverage under employment discrimination laws, advance notice if a domestic employee is about to be fired, and minimal paid sick time and vacation.
Was she about to be fired?
And they are about to be fired.
He thought he was about to be fired.
The reason: the 8 p.m. host Keith Olbermann was about to be fired.
She hates her job and is terrified she's about to be fired.
Though not our source, he flunked the exam, and was about to be fired and disgraced.
Employees said he had either been fired or was about to be fired.
Long said Rodney's actions and body movements made him fear shots were about to be fired.
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