get the sack

idiom

informal

: to be dismissed suddenly from a job : to get fired

She got the sack for always being late.

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On one sack in particular, late in the third quarter, Jones stood in the pocket for an eternity, giving Jacob Martin plenty of time to beat his blocker and get the sack. —