Meanings of give the sack in English

To some give the sack, and to others a warning;

Then Robin Hood gave the sack of silver back to the Sheriff.

Giving the sack is a felicity granted only to a few people.

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In fact, I've been given the sack by all of them.

He gave the sack an experimental kick with his foot.

The list of successful coaches to have been given the sack, notwithstanding a recent winning record.

'For a lampshade like that a cleaning woman would have been given the sack,' he says.

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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.