Since they got their walking papers from the chemical company, none of them has been able to find another job.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
get walking papers — get (your) walking papers American give (someone their) walking papers to tell someone they must leave their job. Since they got their walking papers from the chemical company, none of them has been able to find another job … New idioms dictionary
walking papers — walking .papers n [plural] give sb their walking papers AmE to tell someone that they must leave a place or a job →be given/get your marching orders at ↑march1 (5) … Dictionary of contemporary English
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walking papers — noun (plural) give sb their walking papers AmE to tell someone that they must leave a place or a job see also: be given/get your marching orders march 1 (5) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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look — look1 W1S1 [luk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(see)¦ 2¦(search)¦ 3¦(seem)¦ 4¦(appearance)¦ 5 look daggers at somebody 6 look somebody up and down 7 look somebody in the eye 8 look down your nose at somebody/something 9 look the other way … Dictionary of contemporary English
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