sack
75
3.7
- noun
- /sæk/
- UK
:
despido
- I wouldn't be bothering you at all with it, but with Dumbledore gone... ...l'll likely be getting the sack any day now.
The season finishes, he gets the sack.
- The season finishes, he gets the sack.
Examples
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Dad got the sack.
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No, I'm not getting the sack, Charlie.
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Did you hear he got the sack?
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That's why he eventually got the sack.
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She gave me the sack today, but that's because you're home.
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Eavesdropping is a low habit his lordship will not tolerate and so, young idiot Albert, I'm forced to give you the sack.
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After several warnings about his performance, the employee finally received the sack for failing to improve.
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The manager announced that they would give him the sack due to repeated absences from work.
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Many workers were shocked when they learned that their colleague was getting the sack for misconduct.
Synonyms
145
2.6
An event when a company ends someone's job because of money problems, not because they did a bad job
97
3.4
Taking someone out of an official job because they did something wrong
77
5.2
The official release from a job, duty, or service
49
3.3
To remove someone from their job against their will
44
6.9
An end to a connection between people or groups
40
4.2
The act of ending someone's job
19
7.4
Removing someone from a place like a home by force or law
13
3.7
The act of removing someone from their job
9
3.8
The act of ending a person's job, for example by firing
1
4.4
Losing a job because you are fired
1
7.0
To remove someone from a job or role, often by force
The official act of removing someone from a job or position
Antonyms
Idioms
A thing or deal you accept before you know its real value that often turns out disappointing
Compounds
A piece of clothing with thin straps behind the neck and a loose straight shape
How Severe
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the noun sack meaning dismissal is this: employers once gave a worker his 'sack' of belongings when they let him go, so to 'get the sack' came to mean lose your job.