Does anyone know where the term "getting the sack" comes from?

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I imagine it’s something from the industrial/pre-industrial period, but if anyone knows I’d be interested.

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[QUOTE=Illuminatiprimus]
I imagine it’s something from the industrial/pre-industrial period, but if anyone knows I’d be interested.
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No cite at present, but I believe it is from the French- being given your sack to take your tools away with you. Will check for sources.

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Pjen has it.

The Phrase Finder for “Get the sack”

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[QUOTE=daffyduck]
Pjen has it.

The Phrase Finder for “Get the sack”
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Thanks daffyduck I had just come back to start searching for cites.