- in the sack
- informal
in bed, used especially when referring to people having sex
He's just trying to get you in the sack.
English dictionary. 2014.
in the sack
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the sack — [S] UK ► HR, WORKPLACE a situation in which you are told by your employer that you must leave your job, especially because you have done something wrong: get the sack »If I don t do the job right, I ll get the sack. give sb the sack »Her repeated … Financial and business terms
the sack — informal, chiefly N. Amer. bed. → sack the sack informal dismissal from employment. → sack … English new terms dictionary
The Sack (Robot Chicken episode) — Infobox Television episode Title = The Sack Series = Robot Chicken Caption = Season = 1 Episode = 18 Airdate = June 26, 2005 Production = 104 Writer = Mike Fasolo Doug Goldstein Seth Green Pat McCallum Tom Root Matthew Senreich Director = Matthew … Wikipedia
(the) sack — dismissal from employment In the days when workmen had to provide their own tools, they were kept in a bag or sack at the employer s workshop, or carried in them to work. To be given it, or sacked, by your master meant you were dismissed:… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
the sack — n Bed. It is time for me to hit the sack. 1950s … Historical dictionary of American slang
get the sack — Sack Sack, n. [OE. sak, sek, AS. sacc, s[ae]cc, L. saccus, Gr. sa kkos from Heb. sak; cf. F. sac, from the Latin. Cf. {Sac}, {Satchel}, {Sack} to plunder.] 1. A bag for holding and carrying goods of any kind; a receptacle made of some kind of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hit the sack — verb prepare for sleep I usually turn in at midnight He goes to bed at the crack of dawn • Syn: ↑go to bed, ↑turn in, ↑bed, ↑crawl in, ↑kip down, ↑hit the hay, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
get the sack — verb To be dismissed from employment. Syn: 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 … Wiktionary
in the sack — copulating Literally, in a bed, and usually extramaritally: A medical examiner took a smear. The German girl has been in the sack tonight. (Mailer, 1965) Into the sack means getting into bed for sexual activity: Would you get… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
give the sack — give (someone) the sack get the sack to be told to leave your job. After only 2 weeks she was given the sack for being rude to a customer … New idioms dictionary
in the sack — informal phrase in bed, used especially when referring to people having sex He’s just trying to get you in the sack. Thesaurus: sexual activityhyponym to have sexsynonym Main ent … Useful english dictionary
