give the sack

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Verb[edit]

give the sack (third-person singular simple present gives the sack, present participle giving the sack, simple past gave the sack, past participle given the sack)

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial, transitive) To dismiss from employment
    Synonyms: sack, fire

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