- ax
- *the sack & *the axdismissal from one's employment. (*Typically: get \ax; give someone \ax.) •
Poor Tom got the sack today. He's always late.
•I was afraid that Sally was going to get the ax.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Poor Tom got the sack today. He's always late.
•I was afraid that Sally was going to get the ax.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.