お役やく御ご免めん

お

や

く

ご

め

ん

Meanings

1

dismissal; firing; being relieved of a post

Formal or euphemistic term for being dismissed or relieved from an official position or duty. Often used in historical or bureaucratic contexts.

御ご

免めん

と

なっ

た

。

When the misconduct came to light, he was dismissed from his post.

幕ばく府ふの役やく人にんだったが、失しっ脚きゃくしてお役やく御ご免めんになった。

He was a shogunate official, but fell from power and was relieved of his duties.

2

Extended figurative use: something or someone is discarded as no longer needed or useful. Often carries a nuance of being cast aside.

免めん職しょく
免職 is a straightforward, formal term for dismissal from a job, while お役御免 is more euphemistic and often carries historical or bureaucratic overtones.
解かい雇こ
解雇 is the standard legal/business term for firing or layoff; お役御免 is less direct and can be used figuratively for discarding things.

From お役 (official post) + 御免 (dismissal, pardon). The phrase originally referred to being relieved of an official duty in the Edo period.