Definition
To be dismissed from employment.
Also Said As
- get sacked
- get the chop
- get the boot
- get the elbow
- get the ax
- get the axe
See Also
- give the sack
- sack
- hit the sack
How People Actually Use It
Getting fired from your job. Australians use this phrase a lot. Probably from the pioneer days when the boss would throw a bag at the farmhand/miner/builder/labourer's head, tell him to pack his stuff and get lost.
""Bloody hell, the boss gave me the sack!" "Are you going to get the sack for skipping work yesterday?""
Source: Urban Dictionary