get the sack

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Verb

get the sack (third-person singular simple present gets the sack, present participle getting the sack, simple past got the sack, past participle (UK) got the sack or (US) gotten the sack)

1. (idiomatic, chiefly British) To be dismissed from employment.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:lay off
• get sacked, get the chop, get the boot, get the elbow
• get the ax, get the axe
• get the boot

Related terms

• give the sack
• sack (verb)
• hit the sack