- give marching orders
- give (someone their) marching orders
to tell someone to leave.
Debbie's finally given her husband his marching orders after ten years of an unhappy marriage.
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give someone their marching orders — give (someone their) marching orders to tell someone to leave. Debbie s finally given her husband his marching orders after ten years of an unhappy marriage … New idioms dictionary
marching orders — UK US noun [plural] (US INFORMAL walking papers) ► HR, WORKPLACE if you give someone their marching orders, you ask them to leave a job, usually because they have done something wrong: »She was called into the manager s office and given her… … Financial and business terms
give somebody their marching orders — give sb their ˈmarching orders idiom (informal) to order sb to leave a place, their job, etc. Main entry: ↑marchidiom … Useful english dictionary
marching orders — UK [ˈmɑː(r)tʃɪŋ ˌɔː(r)də(r)z] / US [ˈmɑrtʃɪŋ ˌɔrdərz] noun [plural] informal an act of telling someone that they must leave a place or that they are no longer wanted, needed, or employed give someone their marching orders: The boss gave him his… … English dictionary
marching orders — n. notice of dismissal (colloq.) (BE) to give smb. her/his marching orders (AE has walking papers) * * * [ mɑːtʃɪŋˌɔːdəz] [ notice of dismissal ] (colloq.) (BE) to give smb. her/his marching orders (AE has walking papers) … Combinatory dictionary
marching orders — march|ing or|ders [ martʃıŋ ,ɔrdərz ] noun plural INFORMAL an act of telling someone that they must leave a place or that they are no longer wanted, needed, or employed: give someone their marching orders: The boss gave him his marching orders… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
get marching orders — get (your) marching orders give (someone their) marching orders to tell someone to leave. He d only been in the job a month when he got his marching orders … New idioms dictionary
get your marching orders — get (your) marching orders give (someone their) marching orders to tell someone to leave. He d only been in the job a month when he got his marching orders … New idioms dictionary
give someone their cards — (Brit. informal) DISMISS, get rid of, lay off, make redundant, let someone go, discharge; informal sack, fire, kick/boot out, give someone their marching orders, give someone the (old) heave ho, give someone the elbow/push. → card … Useful english dictionary
Marching band — For the Swedish band, see Marching Band (band). Goin Band from Raiderland, a college marching band in the United States Video of the Tennessee Volunteers Pride of … Wikipedia
