- give someone their walking papers
- give (someone their) walking papers
American
to tell someone they must leave their job.
The manager gave his old secretary her walking papers and hired his daughter to do the job.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
give someone their walking papers
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give walking papers — give (someone their) walking papers American to tell someone they must leave their job. The manager gave his old secretary her walking papers and hired his daughter to do the job … New idioms dictionary
walking papers — walking ,papers noun plural AMERICAN give someone their walking papers to officially tell someone they have lost their job or that they must leave a place … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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
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
get your 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
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 — /ˈwɔkɪŋ/ (say wawking) adjective 1. that walks; able to walk. 2. used for or in walking: walking shoes. 3. characterised by or consisting of walking: a walking holiday. 4. of or relating to an implement, machine, etc., drawn by an animal and… …
kick someone out — informal most of us were given one week suspensions from school, but Andy and Olivia were actually kicked out Syn: expel, eject, banish, exile, throw out, oust, evict, get rid of, ax; dismiss, discharge; informal chuck (out), send packing, boot… … Thesaurus of popular words
evict — verb Leonard took no pleasure in evicting tenants Syn: expel, eject, oust, remove, dislodge, turn out, throw out, drive out; dispossess, expropriate; informal chuck out, kick out, boot out, bounce, give someone the (old) heave ho, throw someone… … Thesaurus of popular words
march — [[t]mɑ͟ː(r)tʃ[/t]] ♦♦♦ marches, marching, marched 1) V ERG When soldiers march somewhere, or when a commanding officer marches them somewhere, they walk there with very regular steps, as a group. [V prep/adv] A Scottish battalion was marching… … English dictionary
