- (coll.) to fire sb
- to sack sb
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to fire sb
- to sack sb
This phrase is used colloquially to refer to the act of dismissing an employee from their job.
He was fired due to poor performance.
She worked at the company for many years, but was suddenly sacked.
This meaning is similar to the first and is used interchangeably, emphasizing the act of terminating someone's employment.
The manager decided yesterday to sack several underperforming employees.
I heard he was sacked during the meeting.
Generated collocations (experimental)
chǎo yóu yú炒鱿鱼to fire sbbèi被chǎo yóu yú炒鱿鱼to be sackedchǎo yóu yú炒鱿鱼rén人the person who gets firedchǎo yóu yú炒鱿鱼de的fēng xiǎn风险the risk of being firedchǎo yóu yú炒鱿鱼tōng zhī通知termination noticepín fán频繁chǎo yóu yú炒鱿鱼frequent firingschǎo yóu yú炒鱿鱼yuán yīn原因reason for being firedgōng sī公司chǎo yóu yú炒鱿鱼the company is firingchǎo yóu yú炒鱿鱼wén huà文化firing culture in the workplacewú yuán无缘chǎo yóu yú炒鱿鱼to avoid being firedchǎo yóu yú炒鱿鱼Hòu后zhǎo找gōng zuò工作job hunting after being fired