Usually means: Dismiss someone from their job.
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  1. give (someone) the sack, give the sack: Merriam-Webster
  2. give the sack: Vocabulary.com
  3. give the sack: Dictionary.com
  4. give the sack: Rhymezone
  5. give the sack: FreeDictionary.org
  6. give the sack: Mnemonic Dictionary
  7. give the sack: TheFreeDictionary.com
  8. give the sack: Wiktionary

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  1. give the sack: Encyclopedia

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verb:  (idiomatic, colloquial, transitive) To dismiss from employment

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