get the sack
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I put him up as one of those managers that might get the sack because of the way it ended last year.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025
“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
“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
Rayo had lost five games in a row, were in the relegation zone and he was about to get the sack.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 11, 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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