sack

/sæk/ noun

Definition

› [C] a large bag made of paper, plastic, or cloth and used to carry or store things

the sack UK › When someone gets the sack or is given the sack, they are told to leave their job: He got the sack from his last job.

(Definition of sack noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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