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Meanings of give the sack in English

Portuguese
despedir
Catalan
acomiadar
Spanish
finiquitar

Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position.

    despedir
    Usage of give the sack in English
    1
    To some give the sack, and to others a warning;
    Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, Jan. 2, 1892
    2
    Then Robin Hood gave the sack of silver back to the Sheriff.
    The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood
    3
    Giving the sack is a felicity granted only to a few people.
    Here are Ladies
    4
    The Knowledge archive Christmas Special: given the sack on 25 December?
    The Guardian
    5
    In fact, I've been given the sack by all of them.
    Four dukes and a devil
    6
    He gave the sack an experimental kick with his foot.
    Just William’s Luck
    7
    The list of successful coaches to have been given the sack, notwithstanding a recent winning record.
    The Irish Times
    8
    'For a lampshade like that a cleaning woman would have been given the sack,' he says.
    The eye of the leopard
    9
    LAYOFFS 101 Business is brisk for Drake Beam Morin, an HR firm that advises managers on the fine art of giving the sack.
    Wired
    10
    With manager Martin Lawlor being given the sack in midweek, Longford could have been excused for low-key approach to this opening game of the season.
    The Irish Times
    Translations for give the sack