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got the sack

got the sack is the simple past and past participle of get the sack.

Meaning of get the sack

Verb

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)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To be dismissed from employment.
    Synonyms:
    get sacked, get the chop, get the boot, get the elbow, get the ax, get the axe

Questions about got the sack

What is got the sack the simple past and past participle of?
Got the sack is the simple past and past participle of get the sack.

Words near got the sack in the dictionary

  1. got the noggin joggin'
  2. got the picture
  3. got the point
  4. got the push
  5. got the runaround
  6. got the sack
  7. got the show on the road
  8. got the thumb
  9. got the vapors
  10. got the vapours
  11. got the wall

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