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
Kailash-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Vano-Georgian
MilicaMEE-lee-tsah (Serbian, Croatian)Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Harisha-Hinduism
MehveŞ-Turkish
Elkins['elkinz]