get the sack
To be dismissed from employment.
sack
/sæk/
noun 8verb 6
Collocations
13large bag
ADJ
bulging | hessian, paper, plastic, stuff | flour, mail, potato, refuse
VERB + SACK
fill | put sth in, tie sb/sth (up) in | empty | carry (sth in)
SACK + VERB
be filled with sth, be full of sth
PREP
in a/the ~ | ~ of
the sack: dismissal from your job
VERB + SACK
get | give sb | be threatened with, face
Definitions
noun
1
A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satch
2
The amount a sack holds; also, an archaic or historical measure of varying capacity, depending on commodity type and according to local usage; an old English measure of weight, usually of wool, equal to 13 stone (182 pounds), or in other so
The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. — .
Seven pounds make a clove, 2 cloves a stone, 2 stone a tod, 6 1/2 tods a wey, 2 weys a sack, 12 sacks a last. [...] It is to be observed here that a sack is 13 tods, and a tod 28 pounds, so that the sack is 364 pounds.
3
The plunder and pillaging of a captured town or city.
the sack of Rome
4
Loot or booty obtained by pillage.
5
A successful tackle of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.
verb
1
To put in a sack or sacks.
Help me sack the groceries.
The gold was sacked in moose-hide bags, fifty pounds to the bag, and piled like so much firewood outside the spruce-bough lodge.
2
To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.
3
To plunder or pillage, especially after capture; to obtain spoils of war from.
The barbarians sacked Rome in 410 CE.
Thoſe thouſand horſe shall ſweat with martiall ſpoyle Of conquered kingdomes, and of Cities ſackt, […]
4
To tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage, especially before he is able to throw a pass.
On third down, the rejuvenated Rickey Jackson stormed in over All-Pro left tackle Richmond Webb to sack Marino yet again for a 2-yard loss.
5
To discharge from a job or position; to fire.
He was sacked last September.
[…] Boris Berezovsky on Friday dismissed President Boris Yeltsin's move to sack him from his post as executive secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States, […]
noun
1
A variety of light-colored dry wine from Spain or the Canary Islands; also, any strong white wine from southern Europe; sherry.
Wilt pleaſe your Lord drink a cup of ſacke? […] I am Christophero Sly, call not mee Honour nor Lordship: I ne're drank ſacke in my life: […]
Giue me a Cup of Sacke, Rogue. Is there no Vertue extant?
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free t
noun — a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended b
noun — a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purcha
noun — a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
- sacque
noun — the quantity contained in a sack
verb — plunder (a town) after capture
Idioms & Phrases
sack drill
Sleep.
in the sack
In bed (either literally or figuratively), especially with reference to sexual intercourse.
I'm pooped—I'll be in the sack if anyone needs me.
give the sack
To dismiss from employment
sack of crap
Synonym of sack of shit
Example Bank
601
The American sack of salt is 215 pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. — .
Wiktionary02
Seven pounds make a clove, 2 cloves a stone, 2 stone a tod, 6 1/2 tods a wey, 2 weys a sack, 12 sacks a last. [...] It is to be observed here that a sack is 13 tods, and a tod 28 pounds, so that the s
Wiktionary03
Generally, however, the stone or petra, almost always of 14 lbs., is used, the tod of 28 lbs., and the sack of thirteen stone.
Wiktionary04
Help me sack the groceries.
Wiktionary05
The gold was sacked in moose-hide bags, fifty pounds to the bag, and piled like so much firewood outside the spruce-bough lodge.
Wiktionary06
A girl porter sacking some of the many thousands of used railway tickets which are turned over by the London Passenger Transport Board to assist the waste paper salvage campaign
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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In some senses, sack is marked as informal, dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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