get the sack

Idioms  

1. see under get the ax.

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Example Sentences

“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

"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

You are running the risk of getting the sack, and for nothing at all.

From Project Gutenberg

If we complained about you, you would get the sack.

From Project Gutenberg

"Give her a good job in some place as far from here as possible, and tell her that, if her tongue wags on a certain subject, she'll get the sack."

From Project Gutenberg