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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Annelien	ahn-nə-LEEN	Dutch
Talib	-	Arabic
Alaia	-	Basque
Gleason	['gli:sən]
Caedmon	KAD-mən (English)	History
Amir (1)	-	Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Malay, Indonesian