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give the sack

give the sack verb: to dismiss from employment.

Verb

give the sack (third-person singular simple present gives the sack, present participle giving the sack, simple past gave the sack, past participle given the sack)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, transitive) To dismiss from employment
    Synonyms:
    sack, fire

Synonyms of give the sack

Forms of give the sack

third-person singular presentgives the sack
present participlegiving the sack
pastgave the sack
past participlegiven the sack

Questions about give the sack

What does give the sack mean?
Give the sack means to dismiss from employment.
What part of speech is give the sack?
Give the sack is a verb.
What is the past tense of give the sack?
The past tense of give the sack is gave the sack.

Words near give the sack in the dictionary

  1. give the go-by
  2. give the lie
  3. give the lie to
  4. give the mitten to
  5. give the royal treatment
  6. give the sack
  7. give the stem
  8. give the store away
  9. give the time of day
  10. give the word
  11. give them an inch and they'll take a mile

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