Give The Sack (Verb)
Meaning
Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The company decided to give the sack to several underperforming employees after a lengthy review process.
- Due to persistent tardiness, the manager was forced to give the sack to the late-arriving receptionist.
- If sales don't improve within a month, we'll be forced to give the sack to several members of the sales team.
- After only a few months on the job, the new CEO was given the sack due to disagreements with the company's board of directors.
- Following the scandal, the politician was given the sack from his position on the city council within hours.