Word

give the sack, v.

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

can dismiss displace fire force out give notice give the axe give the sack sack send away terminate

sample sentences

"The boss fired his secretary today"
"The company terminated 25% of its workers"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dismissible dismission dismissal

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

retire pension off clean out furlough, lay off squeeze out dismiss, send away, send packing, drop

hypernym