get the sack

Verb

Meaning

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)

(idiomatic, chiefly Britain) To be dismissed from employment.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

pension off get the boot get the elbow get the chop get sacked get the ax get the axe

Examples

I might do 'X Factor' next year. It's looking good that I won't get the sack at Christmas. Gary Barlow

You're a hero one day, you're a villain another day. They say that's football. When a manager does well, they're applauded, when they don't do well, they get the sack. Football is a tough world. Those who watch enjoy it - for everybody else, there are a lot of challenges. Vincent Tan

Close letter words and terms

get the push get the result get the runaround get the short end of the stick get the shove get the show on the road