| 释义 | View usage for:the sack in British English informal See full dictionary entry for  sackdismissal from employmentSynonyms of 'the sack'dismissal, discharge, the boot, the axe More Synonyms of the sackSee  sackDefinition dismissal from employment People who make mistakes can be given the sack the same day.Synonyms the boot (slang) the (old) heave-ho (informal) termination of employment the order of the boot (slang)Additional synonymsDefinition dismissal or release from an office, job, etc. They face receiving a dishonourable discharge from the Army.Synonyms dismissal,  notice (British),  removal,  the boot (slang),  expulsion,  the sack (informal),  the push (slang),  marching orders (informal),  ejection,  demobilization,  kiss-off (slang, US, Canadian),  the bum's rush (slang, old-fashioned),  the (old) heave-ho (informal),  the order of the boot (slang, old-fashioned),  congé,  your books or cards (informal)one of the four doctors facing the axe Synonyms the sack (informal),  dismissal,  discharge,  wind-up,  the boot (slang),  cancellation,  cutback,  termination,  the chop (slang),  the (old) heave-ho (informal),  the order of the boot (slang)Definition  dismissal from employment I was amazed when I got the chop from the team.Synonyms the sack,  sacking (informal),  dismissal,  the boot (slang),  your cards (informal),  the axe (informal),  termination,  the (old) heave-ho (informal),  the order of the boot (slang, old-fashioned)the retiredthe ropethe rubthe sackthe same againthe same asthe score
Additional synonymsDefinition  dismissal from employment Two cabinet ministers also got the push.Synonyms dismissal,  the sack (informal),  discharge,  the boot (slang),  your cards (informal),  your books (informal),  your marching orders (informal),  the kiss-off (slang, US, Canadian),  the (old) heave-ho (informal),  the order of the boot (slang) |