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give sb the sack
sb 为间接宾语，短语不可拆分。
The boss gave him the sack for being late.
老板因为他迟到而炒了他鱿鱼。
解雇；解除职务
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解雇；解除职务；炒鱿鱼；解雇
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
The boss gave him the sack for being late.
老板因为他迟到而炒了他鱿鱼。
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解雇；解除职务
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
The company gave him the sack after the project failed.
项目失败后，公司把他解雇了。
She was worried the manager would give her the sack for making so many mistakes.
她担心自己犯这么多错误，经理会炒她鱿鱼。
If you are often absent, the boss may give you the sack.
如果你经常缺勤，老板可能会炒你鱿鱼。
sb 为间接宾语，短语不可拆分。
The boss gave him the sack for being late.
老板因为他迟到而炒了他鱿鱼。
被动语态，主语为被解雇者。
He was given the sack after the merger.
合并后他被解雇了。
sb 作介词 to 的宾语，短语不可拆分。
The company gave the sack to several employees.
公司解雇了几名员工。
Not this
The boss gave a sack to the lazy employee.
Use this
The boss gave the sack to the lazy employee.
错误使用了不定冠词 'a'，固定短语 'give the sack' 中必须用定冠词 'the'，表示特定概念（解雇），而非一个实际的麻袋。
Not this
He gave his assistant a sack yesterday.
Use this
He gave his assistant the sack yesterday.
直译导致误用不定冠词，'give a sack' 字面意思是给一个麻袋，而 'give the sack' 是习语，意为解雇。必须用定冠词。
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通常用于被动结构：be given the sack
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