get the sack

早期的工厂或者作坊里，分工都很仔细，所以大多工人都带着自己的袋子四处打零工。如果谁做的不好，雇主就会让他收拾袋子走人。因此，让你拿工具袋，就是让你走人。

例：

1.Nick got the sack last week in the third-round of layoffs in the company.

2.Tom's boss gave him the sack because he disclosed the company's secrets.