get the sack

Frequency: 8.014.0 per million words

To be dismissed from one's job.

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Examples (10)

  • She got the sack after 20 years of service.
  • If you keep arriving late, you'll eventually get the sack.
  • He's worried he might get the sack if sales don't improve.
  • Many employees got the sack during the company's restructuring.
  • Despite his hard work, he got the sack due to budget cuts.
  • Nobody wants to get the sack, especially in this economy.
  • The manager warned him he would get the sack if he repeated the mistake.
  • I heard John got the sack for consistently poor performance.
  • To get the sack from such a prestigious firm is quite embarrassing.
  • If the project fails, we could all get the sack.