Guard
Guard verb - To drive danger or attack away from.
Sack
Sack verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.
How words are described
| human | human guard | human sack |
| old | old guard | old sack |
| full | full guard | full sack |
| regular | regular guard | regular sack |
| Other adjectives: single, simple, heavy, poor, small, entire, large, big, huge, blue, giant, generic, roman. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Played perfectly straight in "The Reichenbach Fall." When Moriarty goes to steal the Crown Jewels of England, he sprays something in a guard's face, and the guard drops like a sack of bricks.
Source: Instant Sedation -
Comically Small Bribe: The security guard won't let a person in for a sack of diamonds, but he will for a slice of pizza.
Source: Series / The Amanda Show -
Once Dilbert is led to his prison cell, the prison guard gives him a large sack of mail, which he mentions are mostly marriage proposals, as "murder is aphrodisiac to the opposite sex".Dilbert: You know, I'm actually innocent.Security Guard: Yeah, but I wouldnt let that slip.
Source: Western Animation / Dilbert
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