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Meanings of get the sack in English

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Usage of get the sack in English
1
It would never do to be late; he might get the sack.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
2
Our military chief, Kostyrev, will soon get the sack too, they say.
The Bishop and Other Stories
3
Buy a new hat with a day's earnings, and get the sack.
This Is the End
4
Relief washed over him; he wasn't going to get the sack after all.
The preacher
5
He is as like to get the sack as you are.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 / A Magazine...
6
I better get the sack and put it over my shoulders.
The old man and the sea
7
I shall get the sack if this is found out.
A Bid for Fortune; Or, Dr. Nikola's Vendetta
8
Then he stooped, and I helped him to get the sack on his shoulders.
Havelok the Dane: A Legend of Old Grimsby and Lincoln
9
If we complained about you, you would get the sack.
L'Assommoir
10
And if on the other hand it is false, I shall get the sack!
A Lost Leader
11
I shall get the sack-andoh, the difference to me!
Now It Can Be Told
12
Just when I thought I was making progress with the team, I get the sack.
See Jane Score
13
If Claudio Ranieri can get the sack what chance do the rest of us have?
The Guardian
14
I'll still probably get the sack for it.
The Guardian
15
Then the fat would be in the fire, and Mr. Prendergast would probably get the sack.
Conrad’s Fate
16
And they can't take proper care of themselves; they must work quickly or they get the sack.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03
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