Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get the sack

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables
get the -sack
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be dismissed from employment.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets the sack (present, singular) getting the sack (participle, present) got the sack (past) got the sack (UK, participle) gotten the sack (US, participle)

Phrases

give the sack hit the sack

Frequently Paired Words

give the sack sack hit the sack

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does get the sack mean?
To be dismissed from employment.

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