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Sack Job Loop Get/Give Fired One’s John Lost

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Idiom GET/GIVE (SOMEONE) THE SACK
Definition to be fired from one’s job
Examples
  1. John lost his job yesterday. He got the sack.
  2. Marie has two small children to support. You can’t just give her the sack. What is she going to do for money?
  3. I was sacked from my last job for showing up late every day.
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