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give (one) the sack

give (one) the sack

To fire someone from a job or task. The new secretary is so rude—I need to give her the sack. I tried so hard to do a good job in Mrs. Smith's garden, but she gave me the sack anyway.
See also: give, sack

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rabab-Arabic
Eilionoir-Scottish
TilTILDutch, Limburgish
Ichiroee-chee-ṙo:Japanese
Alanbrooke['a:ləmbruk]
AlysAL-isEnglish
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