sack

sack¹

S0005700 (săk)n.1. a. A bag, especially one made of strong material for holding grain or objects in bulk.b. The amount that a sack can hold: sold two sacks of rice.2. also sacque A short loose-fitting garment for women and children.3. Slang Dismissal from employment: finally got the sack after a year of ineptitude.4. Informal A bed, mattress, or sleeping bag: hit the sack at 10:00.5. Baseball A base.6. Football A successful attempt at sacking the quarterback.tr.v. sacked, sack·ing, sacks 1. To place into a sack: sacked the groceries.2. Slang To discharge from employment: sacked the workers who were caught embezzling. See Synonyms at dismiss.3. Football To tackle (a quarterback attempting to pass the ball) behind the line of scrimmage.Phrasal Verb: sack out Slang To sleep.

[Middle English, from Old English sacc, from Latin saccus, from Greek sakkos, of Semitic origin; see śqq in Semitic roots.]Word History: The ordinary word sack carries within it a few thousand years of commercial history. The Greeks got their word sakkos, "a bag made out of coarse cloth or hair," from the Phoenicians with whom they traded. The Phoenician word does not happen to be attested in any Phoenician writings that survive from antiquity, but words related to it can be found in the other Semitic languages, such as Hebrew śaq and Akkadian saqqu. The Greeks then passed the sack, as it were, to the Romans as Latin saccus, "a large bag or sack." The Latin word was then transmitted to the Germanic tribes with whom the Romans traded, and they gave it the form *sakkiz. (Similarly, many other languages of Europe, including Irish, Welsh, Albanian, Hungarian, Czech, Polish, and Russian, also have words derived from Greek sakkos or Latin saccus.) The speakers of Old English used two forms of the word, sæcc, meaning "sackcloth" and descending from Germanic *sakkiz, as well as sacc, meaning "a sack, a bag" and borrowed directly from Latin. The second Old English form is the ancestor of our sack.

sack²

S0005700 (săk)tr.v. sacked, sack·ing, sacks To rob (a town, for example) of goods or valuables, especially after capture.n. The looting or pillaging of a captured city or town.

[Probably from French (mettre à) sac, (to put in) a sack, from Old French sac, sack, from Latin saccus, sack, bag; see sack¹.]

sack³

S0005700 (săk)n. Any of various light, dry, strong wines from Spain and the Canary Islands, imported to England in the 1500s and 1600s.

[From French (vin) sec, dry (wine), from Old French, from Latin siccus, dry.]

sack

(sæk) n1. a large bag made of coarse cloth, thick paper, etc, used as a container2. Also called: sackful the amount contained in a sack, sometimes used as a unit of measurement3. (Clothing & Fashion) a. a woman's loose tube-shaped dressb. Also called: sacque a woman's full loose hip-length jacket, worn in the 18th and mid-20th centuries4. short for rucksack5. (Cricket) cricket Austral a run scored off a ball not struck by the batsman: allotted to the team as an extra and not to the individual batsman. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): bye 6. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the sack informal dismissal from employment7. a slang word for bed8. hit the sack slang to go to bed9. rough as sacks NZ uncouthvb (tr) 10. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) informal to dismiss from employment11. to put into a sack or sacks[Old English sacc, from Latin saccus bag, from Greek sakkos; related to Hebrew saq] ˈsackˌlike adj

sack

(sæk) n1. the plundering of a place by an army or mob, usually involving destruction, slaughter, etc2. (Soccer) American football a tackle on a quarterback which brings him down before he has passed the ball3. (Rugby) American football a tackle on a quarterback which brings him down before he has passed the ballvb4. (tr) to plunder and partially destroy (a place)5. (American Football) American football to tackle and bring down a quarterback before he has passed the ball[C16: from French phrase mettre à sac, literally: to put (loot) in a sack, from Latin saccus sack¹] ˈsacker n

sack

(sæk) n (Brewing) archaic or trademark any dry white wine formerly imported into Britain from SW Europe[C16 wyne seck, from French vin sec dry wine, from Latin siccus dry]

sack¹

(sæk)

n. 1. a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal. 2. the amount a sack holds. 3. a bag: a sack of candy. 4. Slang. dismissal, as from a job: to get the sack. 5. Slang. bed. 6. Also, sacque. a. a loose-fitting dress, esp. one fashionable in the late 17th–18th century. b. a loose-fitting coat, jacket, or cape. c. sack dress. 7. Baseball. a base. v.t. 8. to put into a sack or sacks. 9. Football. to tackle (the quarterback) behind the line of scrimmage before the quarterback is able to throw a pass. 10. Slang. to dismiss or discharge, as from a job. 11. sack out, Slang. to go to bed; fall asleep. [before 1000; Middle English sak (n.), sakken (v.), Old English sacc (n.) < Latin saccus bag, sackcloth < Greek sákkos < Semitic; compare Hebrew śaq, Akkadian šaqqu] sack′er, n.

sack²

(sæk)

v.t. 1. to pillage or loot (a place) after capture; plunder. n. 2. the plundering of a captured place: the sack of Troy. [1540–50; < Middle French phrase mettre à sac to put to pillage; sac in this sense < Italian sacco looting, loot] sack′er, n.

sack³

(sæk)

n. a strong white wine formerly imported by England from Spain and the Canary Islands. [1525–35; < French (vin) sec dry (wine) < Latin siccus dry; compare sec]

sack

sachet - Etymologically, a "little sack"—a small packet of perfumed matter.
cul-de-sac - Literally French for "bottom of a sack," it also means "situation from which there is no escape"; it can be pluralized as cul-de-sacs or culs-de-sac.
gunny - From Sanskrit goni, "sack," it is the material used for sacks, made from jute or sunn-hemp.
haversack, knapsack, rucksack - Haversack is from German Haber, "oats," and Sack, "bag, sack"; knapsack is from German knapper, "to bite (food)" and zak, "sack"; rucksack comes from German Rucken, "back," and sack.

sack

A sack is a large container made of rough woven material. Sacks are used to carry and store things such as potatoes and coal.

1. 'bag' and 'sack'

In British English, you do not use sack to refer to a small container made of paper, or to a container with handles for putting shopping or personal possessions in. Containers like these are called bags.

See bag

In American English, sack can be used to describe a small container made of paper.

The woman gave Kelly the total and put all her purchases in a paper sack.2. 'pocket'

You also do not use sack to refer to the parts of your clothes in which you carry money and other small articles. These parts are called pockets.

sack

Past participle: sacked
Gerund: sacking

Imperative
sack
sack

Present
I sack
you sack
he/she/it sacks
we sack
you sack
they sack

Preterite
I sacked
you sacked
he/she/it sacked
we sacked
you sacked
they sacked

Present Continuous
I am sacking
you are sacking
he/she/it is sacking
we are sacking
you are sacking
they are sacking

Present Perfect
I have sacked
you have sacked
he/she/it has sacked
we have sacked
you have sacked
they have sacked

Past Continuous
I was sacking
you were sacking
he/she/it was sacking
we were sacking
you were sacking
they were sacking

Past Perfect
I had sacked
you had sacked
he/she/it had sacked
we had sacked
you had sacked
they had sacked

Future
I will sack
you will sack
he/she/it will sack
we will sack
you will sack
they will sack

Future Perfect
I will have sacked
you will have sacked
he/she/it will have sacked
we will have sacked
you will have sacked
they will have sacked

Future Continuous
I will be sacking
you will be sacking
he/she/it will be sacking
we will be sacking
you will be sacking
they will be sacking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sacking
you have been sacking
he/she/it has been sacking
we have been sacking
you have been sacking
they have been sacking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sacking
you will have been sacking
he/she/it will have been sacking
we will have been sacking
you will have been sacking
they will have been sacking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sacking
you had been sacking
he/she/it had been sacking
we had been sacking
you had been sacking
they had been sacking

Conditional
I would sack
you would sack
he/she/it would sack
we would sack
you would sack
they would sack

Past Conditional
I would have sacked
you would have sacked
he/she/it would have sacked
we would have sacked
you would have sacked
they would have sacked

sack

The tackle of a quarterback before he can pass the ball.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sack - a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchasescarrier bag, paper bag, pokebag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"doggie bag, doggy bag - a bag for food that a customer did not eat at a restaurant; the transparent pretense is that the food is taken home to feed the customer's doggrocery bag - a sack for holding customer's groceries
	2.	sack - an enclosed space; "the trapped miners found a pocket of air"sac, pocket, pouchenclosed space, cavity - space that is surrounded by something
	3.	sack - the quantity contained in a sacksackfulcontainerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	4.	sack - any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)white wine - pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentation
	5.	sack - a woman's full loose hiplength jacketsacquejacket - a short coat
	6.	sack - a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easilyhammockbed - a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed"; "the room had only a bed and chair"
	7.	sack - a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waistchemise, shiftdress, frock - a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
	8.	sack - the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter; "the sack of Rome"pillaging, plundering, pillage - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
	9.	sack - the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)dismission, sacking, liberation, firing, dismissal, release, dischargesuperannuation - the act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"conge, congee - an abrupt and unceremonious dismissalremoval - dismissal from officedeactivation, inactivation - breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)honorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable recorddishonorable discharge - a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)Section Eight - a discharge from the US Army based on unfitness or character traits deemed undesirable
Verb	1.	sack - plunder (a town) after capture; "the barbarians sacked Rome"plundertake - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"
	2.	sack - terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"give notice, give the axe, give the sack, send away, can, force out, displace, fire, dismiss, terminateretire - make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"pension off - let go from employment with an attractive pension; "The director was pensioned off when he got senile"clean out - force out; "The new boss cleaned out the lazy workers"furlough, lay off - dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"squeeze out - force out; "Some employees were squeezed out by the recent budget cuts"remove - remove from a position or an officesend away, send packing, dismiss, drop - stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock"
	3.	sack - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"net, sack up, clearearn, realise, pull in, bring in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"benefit, profit, gain - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"net, clear - yield as a net profit; "This sale netted me $1 million"
	4.	sack - put in a sack; "The grocer sacked the onions"encase, incase, case - enclose in, or as if in, a case; "my feet were encased in mud"net, sack up, sack, clear - make as a net profit; "The company cleared $1 million"

sack

¹noun1. bag, pocket, poke (Scot.), sac, pouch, receptacle A sack of potatoes.2. dismissal, discharge, the boot (slang), the axe (informal), the chop (Brit. slang), the push (slang), the (old) heave-ho (informal), termination of employment, the order of the boot (slang) People who make mistakes can be given the sack the same day.verb1. (Informal) dismiss, fire (informal), axe (informal), discharge, kick out (informal), give (someone) the boot (slang), give (someone) his marching orders, kiss off (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), give (someone) the push (informal), give (someone) the bullet (Brit. slang), give (someone) his books (informal), give (someone) the elbow, give (someone) his cards, give someone his or her P45 (informal) He was sacked for slapping a schoolboy.hit the sack (Slang) go to bed, retire, turn in (informal), bed down, hit the hay (slang) I hit the sack early.

sack

²verb1. plunder, loot, pillage, destroy, strip, rob, raid, ruin, devastate, spoil, rifle, demolish, ravage, lay waste, despoil, maraud, depredate (rare) Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome.noun1. plundering, looting, pillage, waste, rape, ruin, destruction, ravage, plunder, devastation, depredation, despoliation, rapine the sack of Troy

sack¹

nounSlang. The act of dismissing or the condition of being dismissed from employment:discharge, dismissal, termination.Informal: ax.Slang: boot, bounce.verbSlang. To end the employment or service of:cashier, discharge, dismiss, drop, release, terminate.Informal: ax, fire, pink-slip.Slang: boot, bounce, can.Idioms: give someone his or her walking papers, give someone the ax, give someone the gate, give someone the pink slip, let go, show someone the door.

sack²

verbTo rob of goods by force, especially in time of war:depredate, despoil, havoc, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, rape, ravage, spoliate, strip.Archaic: harrow, spoil.

Translations

解雇麻袋开除硬纸袋

sack¹

(sӕk) noun a large bag of coarse cloth, strong paper or plastic. The potatoes were put into sacks. 麻袋，硬纸袋 ˈsacking noun a type of coarse cloth for making sacks. 麻袋布ˈsackcloth noun a type of coarse cloth formerly worn as a sign of mourning or of sorrow for sin. 丧服

sack²

(sӕk) verb to dismiss (a person) from his job. One of the workmen was sacked for drunkenness.解雇get the sack to be sacked. I'll get the sack if I arrive at the office late!被解雇

sack

→ 开除zhCN, 解雇zhCN, 麻袋zhCN

sack

cat in the sack

A ruse, swindle, or suspicious transaction. In English, the more common phrase is "(to buy a) pig in the poke" (a "poke" being an older word for a bag or sack), meaning to buy something without verifying its contents or value first; the "cat in the sack" (a phrase more common to other European languages) refers to an item of lesser quality or value that has been substituted in its place. This is also the basis for the phrase "the cat's out of the bag" (and iterations thereof), meaning the swindle or secret has been exposed. I thought I was getting a great deal buying my car from that online seller, but as soon as I drove it home, I realized I'd bought a cat in the sack.See also: cat, sack

give (one) the sack

To fire someone from a job or task. The new secretary is so rude—I need to give her the sack. I tried so hard to do a good job in Mrs. Smith's garden, but she gave me the sack anyway.See also: give, sack

an empty sack cannot stand upright

One must eat in order to carry out one's duties. Have some dinner before you go back to your research. An empty sack cannot stand upright, you know.See also: cannot, empty, sack, stand, upright

can't carry a tune

Can't sing well; totally lacks musical talent. I think it's lovely that George wants to be in his church choir, but that boy can't carry a tune!See also: carry, tune

hit the hay

To get into bed and go to sleep. I have to get up early for work tomorrow, so I think I'd better hit the hay.See also: hay, hit

hit the sack

To get into bed and go to sleep. I have to get up early for work tomorrow, so I think I'd better hit the sack.See also: hit, sack

get the sack

To be fired from a job or task. The new secretary is so rude—it's time she got the sack. I tried so hard to do a good job in Mrs. Smith's garden, but I got the sack anyway.See also: get, sack

sack out

To go to bed or to fall asleep. I'd been getting up so early all week long that I was ready to sack out by 11 on Friday night. Jonathan sacked out in the passenger seat, so I had to drive nearly the whole way in total silence.See also: out, sack

hold the sack

To bear the responsibility or burden of dealing with or suffering the consequences of an undesirable situation, especially due to a lack of accountability from others. Because the bank was considered too large to fail, the government was left holding the sack when its value plummeted during the economic crash. Unfortunately, small businesses are going to be the ones holding the sack if this agriculture bill is passed.See also: hold, sack

sad sack

1. noun A hopelessly inept, blundering person who can't do anything right. That poor sad sack Sarah has been stuck in the same dead-end role in this company for years.2. noun A sad, moping person, especially one who refuses to try and improve their mood or situation. Don't be such a sad sack—I know you're disappointed about missing the concert, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun tonight! He just sat there like a sad sack, sulking in the corner of the party.3. verb To be in a sad, moping mood, especially while refusing to try and improve one's mood or situation. Usually used in the continuous tense; sometimes hyphenated. If you don't quit sad sacking back there, I'm going to turn the car around and drive us all straight back home! Bill's been sad-sacking around the office ever since he got passed over for the promotion.See also: sack, sad

nut up

1. slang To lose one's reason or sanity; to become crazy or psychotic. In this phrase, "nut" is a derogatory slang term meaning "a crazy person." All those days of sleep deprivation finally caused him to start nutting up. It seems that the former employee nutted up after being fired and began planning an attack against his ex-employers.2. vulgar slang To start acting in a strong, confident, and/or courageous manner, especially after having previously failed to do so. In this phrase, "nut" is the singular of "nuts," a vulgar slang term for testicles also used figuratively to mean confidence, courage, bravado, etc. The phrase is not exclusively applied to males. Often used as an imperative. You need to nut up and ask your boss for a raise already! Janet, I know you're nervous about asking Tom out on a date, but just nut up and give it a shot!See also: nut, up

sack rat

slang Someone who spends an inordinate amount of time sleeping or lounging in bed. ("Sack" is a colloquial term for "bed.") I used to be such a sack rat when I was in college, spending entire days in bed. Now that I have kids, I'm lucky if I can get eight uninterrupted hours in bed each night.See also: rat, sack

sack time

1. slang Bedtime. ("Sack" is a colloquial term for "bed.") OK, kids, sack time—everyone up the stairs and into your pajamas!2. slang Time spent asleep in bed. I get up with the kids on the weekends to give my wife a bit of extra sack time.See also: sack, time

sack up

1. To put or pack something into a sack or bag. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "sack" and "up." My first job was sacking up people's groceries at the store down the road for $5 an hour. Don't worry about wrinkling the clothes. Just sack them up.2. vulgar slang To start acting in a strong, confident, and/or courageous manner, especially after having previously failed to do so. In this usage, "sack" is slang for the scrotum, a reference to testicles, which are used figuratively to represent confidence, courage, bravado, etc. The phrase is not exclusively applied to males. Often used as an imperative. You need to sack up and ask your boss for a raise already! What's he going to do, fire you? Janet, I know you're nervous about asking Tom out on a date, but just sack up and give it a shot!3. slang To have sexual relations with someone. In this usage, "sack" is slang for a bed. A: "I heard that Tom has been sacking up with some 30-year-old accountant from his old law firm." B: "Wow, he hasn't even been divorced a month!" I can't believe you and your ex-boyfriend sacked up again.See also: sack, up

sack up with (one)

slang To have sexual relations with one. A: "I heard that Tom has been sacking up with some 30-year-old accountant from his old law firm." B: "Wow, he hasn't been divorced for longer than a month!" I can't believe you sacked up with your ex-boyfriend again.See also: sack, up

the sack

Dismissal from employment. Usually used after "get" or "give." They gave me the sack for sleeping on the job. After they announced cutbacks, a lot of us were afraid of getting the sack.See also: sack

fart sack

rude slang A bed. I don't need anything fancy—any old fart sack will do for the night.See also: fart, sack

can't carry a tune

and cannot carry a tune; can't carry a tune in a bushel basket; can't carry a tune in a bucket; can't carry a tune in a paper sackFig. [to be] unable to sing a simple melody; lacking musical ability. I wish that Tom wouldn't try to sing. He can't carry a tune. I don't know why Mary's in the choir. She can't carry a tune in a bushel basket. Joe likes to sing in the shower, though he can't carry a tune in a bucket. I'd try to hum the song for you, but I can't carry a tune in a paper sack.See also: carry, tune

An empty sack cannot stand upright.

Prov. A poor or hungry person cannot function properly. Sit down and have something to eat before you go back to work. An empty sack can't stand upright.See also: cannot, empty, sack, stand, upright

hit the hay

and hit the sackFig. to go to bed. I have to go home and hit the hay pretty soon. Let's hit the sack. We have to get an early start in the morning.See also: hay, hit

nut up

Sl. to go crazy. (See also crack up.) I knew I would nut up if I didn't quit that job. I almost nutted up at the last place I worked.See also: nut, up

*sack

and *axdismissal from one's employment. (*Typically: get ~; give someone ~.) Poor Tom got the sack today. He's always late. I was afraid that Sally was going to get the ax.

sack out

to go to bed or go to sleep. It's time for me to sack out. Let's sack out early tonight.See also: out, sack

sack something up

to put something into bags or sacks. Please sack the groceries up and put them in the cart. I will sack up your groceries.See also: sack, up

sacked out

asleep. Mary is sacked out in her room. Here it is ten o'clock, and you are still sacked out!See also: out, sack

get the ax

Also, get the boot or bounce or can or heave-ho or hook or sack . Be discharged or fired, expelled, or rejected. For example, He got the ax at the end of the first week, or The manager was stunned when he got the boot himself, or We got the bounce in the first quarter, or The pitcher got the hook after one inning, or Bill finally gave his brother-in-law the sack. All but the last of these slangy expressions date from the 1870s and 1880s. They all have variations using give that mean "to fire or expel someone," as in Are they giving Ruth the ax?Get the ax alludes to the executioner's ax, and get the boot to literally booting or kicking someone out. Get the bounce alludes to being bounced out; get the can comes from the verb can, "to dismiss," perhaps alluding to being sealed in a container; get the heave-ho alludes to heave in the sense of lifting someone bodily, and get the hook is an allusion to a fishing hook. Get the sack, first recorded in 1825, probably came from French though it existed in Middle Dutch. The reference here is to a workman's sac ("bag") in which he carried his tools and which was given back to him when he was fired. Also see give someone the air. See also: ax, get

get the sack

see under get the ax. See also: get, sack

hit the hay

Also, hit the sack. Go to bed, as in I usually hit the hay after the eleven o'clock news, or I'm tired, let's hit the sack. The first colloquial expression dates from the early 1900s, the variant from about 1940. See also: hay, hit

sack out

Go to sleep, go to bed, as in We sacked out about midnight. This slangy idiom is a verbal use of the noun sack, slang for "bed" since about 1940; it alludes to a sleeping bag and appears in such similar phrases as in the sack, in bed, and sack time, bedtime. See also: out, sack

sad sack

A singularly inept person, as in Poor George is a hopeless sad sack. This term alludes to a cartoon character, Sad Sack, invented by George Baker in 1942 and representing a soldier in ill-fitting uniform who failed at whatever he tried to do. It was soon transferred to clumsily inept civilians. See also: sack, sad

hit the sack

INFORMAL or

hit the hay

mainly AMERICAN, INFORMALIf someone hits the sack, they go to bed. We were tired, so we only half-unpacked the car and then hit the sack. Do you want me to take you up to your bed? Are you ready to hit the hay? Note: In the past, people sometimes used sacks and hay as bedding. See also: hit, sack

hit the hay

go to bed. informalSee also: hay, hit

hit the sack

go to bed. informalSee also: hit, sack

hold the sack

bear an unwelcome responsibility. North AmericanSee also: hold, sack

sad sack

an inept blundering person. informal, chiefly USSee also: sack, sad

hit the ˈsack/ˈhay

(informal) go to bed: I think it’s time to hit the sack. Sack and hay both refer to simple beds. In the past a bed was often just a sack or piece of rough cloth with hay inside. Sailors in the navy also slept in hammocks (= a type of bed hung between two posts, etc.) similar to sacks.See also: hay, hit, sack

give somebody/get the ˈsack

(informal) tell somebody/be told to leave a job, usually because of something that you have done wrong: If you don’t work harder you’ll get the sack. ♢ She gave him the sack because he was always late.This may refer to a servant losing their job. They were given their sack (= bag) of belongings and told to leave the house.See also: get, give, sack, somebody

sack out

v. Slang To sleep or go to sleep: After a long day at work, I sacked out on the couch.See also: out, sack

fart sack

n. one’s bed. (Military. Apparently a place where one can break wind at will. Usually objectionable.) Come on! Get out of the fart sack and get moving! See also: fart, sack

get the sack

and get the ax tv. to be dismissed from one’s employment. Poor Tom got the sack today. He’s always late. If I miss another day, I’ll get the ax. See also: get, sack

get the ax

verbSee get the sackSee also: ax, get

hit the hay

and hit the sack tv. to go to bed. Time to go home and hit the hay! Let’s hit the sack. We have to get an early start in the morning. See also: hay, hit

hit the sack

verbSee hit the haySee also: hit, sack

nut up

1. in. to go crazy; to go nuts. I’ve got to have a vacation soon, or I’m going to nut up. 2. and sack up in. get courage; to grow some balls. Come on, man! Nut up! Stand up for yourself! Sack up and let’s go win this game. See also: nut, up

sack up

verbSee nut upSee also: sack, up

sack

1. n. a bed. I was so tired I could hardly find my sack. 2. tv. to dismiss someone from employment; to fire someone. If I do that again, they’ll sack me. 3. and the sack n. a dismissal. (Always with the in this sense.) The boss gave them all the sack. 4. tv. in football, to tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage. I tried to sack him, but he was too fast. 5. n. the completion of a tackle in football. Andy made the sack on the ten-yard line.

the sack

verbSee sackSee also: sack

sack out

in. to go to bed or go to sleep. (see also sacked out.) It’s time for me to sack out. See also: out, sack

sack rat

n. someone who spends a lot of time in bed; someone who does not ever seem to get enough sleep. Tom is such a sack rat. He can’t seem to get enough sleep. See also: rat, sack

sack time

1. n. a period of time spent in bed. I need more sack time than most people. 2. n. time to go to bed. Okay, gang, it’s sack time. Go home so I can get some sleep! See also: sack, time

sacked out

mod. asleep. Here it is ten o’clock, and you are still sacked out! See also: out, sack

sad sack

n. a sad person; a listless or depressed person. Tom always looks like such a sad sack. See also: sack, sad

hit the hay/sack, to

Go to bed, go to sleep. The first expression dates from about 1900 and presumably alludes to a hayloft as a soft bed. A sports book of 1905 held it to be baseball players’ slang. The second term dates from World War II, although sack for “bed” originated in the U.S. Navy in the 1820s.See also: hay, hit

sack, to get/give the

To be fired or dismissed from work; to fire someone. This slangy expression dates from the seventeenth century or even earlier, probably originating in France. In those days workmen provided their own tools and carried them in a bag—sac in French—which they took away with them upon leaving. The term appears in Randle Cotgrave’s dictionary of 1611, under sac (“On luy a donné son sac—said of a servant whom his master hath put away”), and a similar term was used in Dutch as well. A newer synonym is to get/give the ax, which dates from the second half of the 1800s and alludes to the executioner’s ax. Both expressions also have been reduced to verbs meaning “to fire”: to sack someone (“I got sacked this morning”), or to ax someone/something (“The board axed the proposal for a new school building”).See also: get, give

sad sack, a

A pathetically inept individual. The term comes from a cartoon character named Sad Sack, invented by Sgt. George Baker and very popular during World War II. Baker’s representation of a limp-looking soldier in ill-fitting, loose-hanging uniform, who tried to do his best but was neither smart nor lucky and consequently failed at whatever he undertook, caught on, and the name was transferred to the inept in civilian life.See also: sad

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