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sad sack

sad sack {n. phr.} {informal}

An inept person who makes mistakes despite good intentions.

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[get the sack] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be fired or dismissed from work. * /John got the sack at the factory last week./ 2. To be told by one's […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[hit the hay] or [hit the sack] {v. phr.}, {slang} To go to bed. * /The men hit the hay early, in order to be out hunting at dawn./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[sack] See: [GET THE SACK] at [GET THE BOUNCE] (2), [GIVE THE SACK] at [GIVE THE BOUNCE] (2), [HIT THE HAY] or [HIT THE SACK], [LEAVE HOLDING THE BAG] or […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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