Collocations for sack - noun
1. large bag
ADJ.
bulging
bulging sacks of toys
bulging sacks of toys
hessian, paper, plastic, stuff | flour, mail, potato, refuse
VERB + SACK
fill
They filled the sacks with potatoes.
They filled the sacks with potatoes.
put sth in, tie sb/sth (up) in
The kittens had been tied up in a sack and thrown in the river.
The kittens had been tied up in a sack and thrown in the river.
empty | carry (sth in)
SACK + VERB
be filled with sth, be full of sth
PREP.
in a/the ~ | ~ of
a sack of coal
a sack of coal
2. the sack: dismissal from your job
VERB + SACK
get
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.
Hundreds of postal workers are facing the sack.