which dates from the second half of the 1800s and alludes to the executioner’s ax. Both expressions also have been reduced to verbs meaning “to fire”:to sack someone(“I got sacked this morning”), orto ax someone/something(“The board axed the proposal for a new school building”)...
tr.v.sacked,sack·ing,sacks 1.To place into a sack:sacked the groceries. 2.SlangTo discharge from employment:sacked the workers who were caught embezzling.See Synonyms atdismiss. 3.FootballTo tackle (a quarterback attempting to pass the ball) behind the line of scrimmage. ...
Amorim showed Van Nistelrooy the door in November even though the Dutchman’s four games in interim charge brought three wins and a draw. Old Trafford legend Van Nistelrooy had been assistant to the sacked Erik ten Hag and Amorim is not...
This would be my first eleven, if fit (4-2-1-3): Ramsdale, Alexander-Arnold, White, Stones, Shaw, Rice, Maddison, Bellingham, Foden, Kane, Saka. Tom Blow - Erik ten Hag to get sacked Bad signings, questionable tactics and the odd excuse - it's clear Erik ten ...
Manning has been hit more this year than any other year -- although he still is not getting sacked, as the Colts are the best team in the league in protecting their passer. Manning has also thrown the ball away more this year -- even throwing the ball out of bounds -- which, when ...
Turnover rate (involuntary):When employees are sacked or made redundant by the company. This metric can highlight problems with the recruitment process not selecting the right people. Absenteeism:A particularly telling HR metric. Low absenteeism indicates a healthy workforce with good employee engagemen...
/ 9EUvE5mAnd; 9ovL`mAnd/ adj (of a factory, etc) having more workers than are needed to do the work that needs to be done (指工厂等)人手过多的, 人浮於事的: Management decided the office was overmanned and sacked three junior typists. 管理部门认为办公室人浮於事, 於是 裁去了三名...
When we had many nationalised industries they dominated public accounts and caused some of the overspending and over borrowing that damaged the Labour government of 1974-9. Nationalised industries sacked a lot of employees, over charged customers and often lost taxpayers huge sums. Rail, coal, ...