give the sack in English

Forms: gives the sack [present, singular, third-person], giving the sack [participle, present], gave the sack [past], given the sack [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> the sack}} 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)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gives the sack",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "giving the sack",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gave the sack",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "given the sack",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "give<,,gave,given> the sack"
      },
      "expansion": "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)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dismiss from employment"
      ],
      "id": "en-give_the_sack-en-verb-uk~~EMI6",
      "links": [
        [
          "dismiss",
          "dismiss"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, colloquial, transitive) To dismiss from employment"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "get the sack"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sack"
        },
        {
          "word": "fire"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "idiomatic",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "give the sack"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gives the sack",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "giving the sack",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gave the sack",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "given the sack",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "give<,,gave,given> the sack"
      },
      "expansion": "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)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "get the sack"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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        "English colloquialisms",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dismiss from employment"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dismiss",
          "dismiss"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, colloquial, transitive) To dismiss from employment"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sack"
        },
        {
          "word": "fire"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "idiomatic",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "give the sack"
}

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"give the sack" meaning in English

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