give the sack
v 1: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or
position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The
company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn: {displace},
{fire}, {give notice}, {can}, {dismiss}, {give the axe},
{send away}, {sack}, {force out}, {give the sack},
{terminate}] [ant: {employ}, {engage}, {hire}]