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
Chip	CHIP	English
PÄIvÄ	PIE-va	Finnish
Damien	-	French
Chase	CHAYS	English
Wynonna	wi-NON-ə	English (Rare)
Svetlana	svyet-LAH-nah (Russian), sveet-LAH-nah (Russian)	Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian