give time to other commitments

give time to other commitments
   to be peremptorily dismissed from employment
   As with similar evasions, such as give time to his other interests, a face-saving form of words for senior employees:
    He is 'giving time to his other commitments' according to the board. {Daily Telegraph, 8 October 1993 — he was dismissed after 'disappointing figures' and less than seven months in office)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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