Collocations for sack - noun
1. large bag
ADJECTIVE
bulging,
heavy
bulging sacks of toys
bulging sacks of toys
burlap (AmE),
gunny (AmE),
hessian (esp. BrE),
leather,
paper,
plastic
flour, mail, potato
refuse (BrE) (garbage bag in AmE)
bivvy (AmE)
flour, mail, potato
refuse (BrE) (garbage bag in AmE)
bivvy (AmE)
VERB + sack
empty,
fill
They filled the sacks with potatoes.
They filled the sacks with potatoes.
carry,
drag,
haul,
heave,
pull
carry sth in, put sth in
carry sth in, put sth in
sack + NOUN
lunch
(AmE)
race (= a race in which the competitors jump forward inside a sack)
race (= a race in which the competitors jump forward inside a sack)
2. (the sack) (BrE) dismissal from your job
VERB + the sack
get
(BrE, AmE)
She got the sack after 20 years of service.
She got the sack after 20 years of service.
give sb
be threatened with, face
Hundreds of postal workers are facing the sack.
be threatened with, face
Hundreds of postal workers are facing the sack.