"get the sack" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get the sack.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets the sack [present, singular, third-person], getting the sack [participle, present], got the sack [past], got the sack [UK, participle, past], gotten the sack [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> the sack}} 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. Tags: British, idiomatic Synonyms: get sacked, get the chop, get the boot, get the elbow, get the ax, get the axe Related terms: give the sack, sack [verb], hit the sack
    Sense id: en-get_the_sack-en-verb-7qsXEhEk Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for get the sack meaning in English (1.8kB)

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