get the sack
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“I thought I was going to get the sack at that point, but he got it. He took it away,” Oweh said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2021
"This is unforgivable. I work in IT, I know about systems, I know about backups and upgrades. To have this happen, I would get the sack if it happened in my job."
From BBC • May 15, 2021
“That was our goal in the second half, to put some pressure in his face, force him to make some bad passes, and if we can get the sack, get the sack.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2019
A reporter could get the sack in the morning and know exactly in which pubs to start trawling for a new job that very lunchtime.
From The Guardian • Mar. 2, 2019
I better get the sack and put it over my shoulders.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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