get the sack
idiom
informal
: to be dismissed suddenly from a job : to get fired
She got the sack for always being late.
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But even that is not enough for Erskine to get the sack.
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Joe Leydon, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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Joe Leydon, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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