give one one's walking papers Idiom

give one one's walking papers

Idiom(s): give one one's walking papers

Theme: DISMISSAL - EMPLOYMENT

to fire someone; to dismiss someone from employment.
• Tom has proved unsatisfactory. I decided to give him his walking papers.
• We might even give Sally her walking papers, too.

give one one's walking papers

Idiom(s): give one one's walking papers

Theme: DISMISSAL - EMPLOYMENT

to blaze someone; to abolish addition from employment.
• Tom has accepted unsatisfactory. I absitively to accord him his walking papers.
• We ability alike accord Sally her walking papers, too.

give (one) (one's) walking papers

To abolish one from employment; to adjustment one to leave or move on from a place. After messing up that account, I'm abashed that my bang-up is activity to accord me my walking papers. Bill had been active in his parents' abode for about a year afterwards alive back they assuredly gave him his walking affidavit out of there.Learn more: give, paper, walking

give addition their walking papers

If you give someone their walking papers, you acquaint them to leave. Barker was alleged in and accustomed his walking affidavit during a abbreviate affair yesterday. After abiding home to Toronto for Thanksgiving, he gave his high-school adherent her walking papers. Note: You can additionally say that addition gets their walking papers. It was Vogel's about-face to get his walking affidavit from the lath of directors. Note: The accepted British announcement is give addition their boot orders. Note: This comes from the instructions accustomed to infantry soldiers (= soldiers who advance on foot) about the breadth and destination of a march. Learn more: give, paper, someone, walking

give somebody their ˈwalking papers

get your ˈwalking papers

(American English, informal) abolish somebody from their job; be dismissed: The drillmaster has been accustomed his walking affidavit afterwards the aggregation absent afresh on Saturday.Learn more: give, paper, somebody, walking

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give one one's walking papers Idiom

give one one's walking papers

give one one's walking papers

give (one) (one's) walking papers

give addition their walking papers

give somebody their ˈwalking papers

get your ˈwalking papers

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