get the sack
English
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Verb
[edit]get the sack (third-person singular simple present gets the sack, present participle getting the sack, simple past got the sack, past participle (UK) got the sack or (US) gotten the sack)
- (idiomatic, chiefly British) To be dismissed from employment.
Synonyms
[edit]- See also Thesaurus:lay off
- get sacked, get the chop, get the boot, get the elbow
- get the ax, get the axe
- get the boot
Related terms
[edit]- give the sack
- sack (verb)
- hit the sack