get the sack

verb

To be dismissed from employment.

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get sackedget the chopget the bootget the elbowget the axget the axe
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Meanings

verbget 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)

present singular third person gets the sack · participle present getting the sack · past got the sack · UK participle past got the sack · US participle past gotten the sack

  1. UKidiomaticTo be dismissed from employment.

    Synonyms: get sacked, get the chop, get the boot, get the elbow, get the ax, get the axe

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo be dismissed from employment.

Similar
get sackedget the chopget the bootget the elbowget the axget the axe
Also see
get the bootget the chopget the elbow
Cite this entry
APA

get the sack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20sack

MLA

“get the sack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20sack. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get the sack,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20the%20sack.

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