be under orders 成语
give someone their marching orders
fire someone: "After the argument, he was given his marching orders."
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get your feet under the table
get settled in: "It only took him a week to get his feet under the table, then he started to make changes."
under orders|orders|under
adv. phr. Not out of one's own desire or one's own free will; obligatorily; not freely.
"So you were a Nazi prison guard? " the judge asked. "Yes, your Honor," the man answered, "but I was acting under orders and not because I wished to harm anyone."
walking papers|orders|papers|ticket|walking|walkin
n.,
informal A statement that you are fired from your job; dismissal.
The boss was not satisfied with Paul's work and gave him his walking papers. George is out of work. He picked up his walking ticket last Friday.
holy orders
holy orders take holy orders to receive Christian ordination
marching orders, get one's
marching orders, get one's Be ordered to move on or proceed; also, be dismissed from a job. For example,
The sales force got their marching orders yesterday, so now they'll be on the road with the new product, or
It's too bad about Jack—the boss gave him his marching orders Friday. This expression originally alluded to a military command. [Colloquial; late 1700s]
be beneath orders
To be afterward the instructions accustomed by a superior. I'm beneath orders to apprehend the doubtable until the detective can catechism him.Learn more: orderbe beneath ˈorders (to do something)
accept been ordered or allowable (to do something): Prisoners of war were beneath orders to acknowledge alone their name, rank and number.Learn more: order