Katie Anh
2022-03-29 10:03
Get (one's) marching orders spoken language verb phrase
Used to describe getting a command to progress or move on.
We're still waiting to get our marching orders from the manager to do the next part of the plan.
The only thing we can do right now is to wait for getting our marching orders from the board.
To force someone to leave a place or a job.
Poor James, he got his marching orders because of insulting his boss when he got drunk yesterday.
He got his marching orders from the store owner because he seriously damaged the store's things.
1. To stop, delay or diminish something
2. To ignore or end social contact with someone; to separate someone from others
1. To dismiss someone from their job; to sack one
2. To end a romantic relationship with someone
To employ and dismiss staff, especially in a frequent way
Go away.
1. To reject someone/something completely without thinking about or discussing them.
2. To say that someone is no longer your friend, relative, or loved one without thinking about or discussing them.
It's mostly used in the past tense.
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