Usually means: Dismissed from job; employment terminated.
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  1. get the sack: Merriam-Webster
  2. get the sack: Wiktionary
  3. get the sack: Dictionary.com
  4. get the sack: FreeDictionary.org
  5. Get the sack: Phrase Finder

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  1. get the sack: Idioms

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  1. get the sack: Urban Dictionary

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verb:  (idiomatic, chiefly British) To be dismissed from employment.

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