He left public service after voters 'booted' him from the mayor's office. [=he chose not to work for the government after he was not reelected as mayor]
I heard they 'gave her the boot'. [=they fired her; they told her she could no longer work for them]
You don't need all these applications to open every time you 'boot' your computer.
(..) He's in charge of making everything better for everyone. - So is your dad a farmer? - No, he's a watchmaker. Or was. Most of the time now, he just mends boots. It's funny how grown-ups can't make their minds up about what they want to do. It's like Pavel. Do you know him? Lives over there. (..)2008 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas