Collocations for "sack"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sack" in context.
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sack
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [coal, rice, grain, potato, flour] sack
- a sack of [coal]
- a [three] -kilo sack
- a [burlap, plastic, hemp] sack
- [garbage, trash, refuse, paper, storage] sacks
- [stuff, load, fill] the sack
- [slung, carried] the sack over his shoulders
- [loaded, placed, carried] the sack on her back
- sell [onions, corn] by the sack
- fill (up) a [clothes, charity] sack
- informal: the [worker, manager, coach, employee] got the sack
- informal: got the sack for [being late, losing clients]
- informal: didn't hit the sack until [late, past midnight]
- informal: I think I'll hit the sack
- informal: she's [great, good, fantastic, a tigress] in the sack
- offensive: my sack itches
- offensive: scratched his sack
- offensive: got [hit, kicked] in the sack
- sacked [on the spot, immediately, after one month]
- sacked by [his boss, the board, the manager]
- sacked (him) for [poor results, insubordinance, losing clients]
- sack (her) from [her job, the cabinet]
- she was sacked from her [job, position]
- sacked over [allegations, wrongdoings, fraud]
- [in danger of being, about to be, fear of being, likely to be] sacked
- the quarterback was sacked [four times, repeatedly, easily]
- sack a [village, store, territory]
- the [village] was sacked by [rebels, the army, Vikings, raiders]
- sack [up] the potatoes
- sacked out after [school, the party, dinner]
'sack' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):