Слово англійською: sack

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Переклад sack українською: звільни́ти з робо́ти кого́, ви́летіти з робо́ти

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sack

verb
/sæk/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sack
/sæk/
he / she / it sacks
/sæks/
past simple sacked
/sækt/
past participle sacked
/sækt/
-ing form sacking
/ˈsækɪŋ/
  1. sack somebody (especially British English, informal) to dismiss somebody from a job synonym fire
    • She was sacked for refusing to work on Sundays.
    Collocations UnemploymentUnemploymentLosing your job
    • lose your job
    • (British English) become/​be made redundant
    • be offered/​take voluntary redundancy/​early retirement
    • face/​be threatened with dismissal/(British English) the sack/(British English) compulsory redundancy
    • dismiss/​fire/ (especially British English) sack an employee/​a worker/​a manager
    • lay off staff/​workers/​employees
    • (Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English) retrench workers
    • cut/​reduce/​downsize/​slash the workforce
    • (British English) make staff/​workers/​employees redundant
    Being unemployed
    • be unemployed/​out of work/​out of a job
    • seek/​look for work/​employment
    • be on/​collect/​draw/​get/​receive (both British English) unemployment benefit/​jobseeker’s allowance
    • be/​go/​live/​sign (British English, informal) on the dole
    • claim/​draw/​get (British English, informal) the dole
    • be on/​qualify for (North American English) unemployment (compensation)
    • be/​go/​live/​depend (North American English) on welfare
    • collect/​receive (North American English) welfare
    • combat/​tackle/​cut/​reduce unemployment
  2. sack something (of an army, etc., especially in the past) to destroy things and steal property in a town or building
    • Rome was sacked by the Goths in 410.
    • The army rebelled and sacked the palace.
  3. sack somebody (in American football) to knock down the quarterback
    • The quarterback was sacked on the 45 yard line, and it was first down for the other team.
  4. Word Originverb sense 1 and verb sense 3 Old English sacc, from Latin saccus ‘sack, sackcloth’, from Greek sakkos, of Semitic origin. Sense 1 of the verb dates from the mid 19th cent. verb sense 2 mid 16th cent.: from French sac, in the phrase mettre à sac ‘put to sack’, on the model of Italian fare il sacco, mettere a sacco, which perhaps originally referred to filling a sack with plunder.
Phrasal Verbs
  • sack it off
  • sack off
  • sack out
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