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Walking papers   /wˈɔkɪŋ pˈeɪpərz/   Listen
Walking papers

noun
1.
(informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge.  Synonym: marching orders.





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"Walking papers" Quotes from Famous Books



... lose my job," went on our hero. "He continually calls me a blockhead, just to get me mad. I think he'd like to see me lose my temper and pitch into him, and then he could get me my walking papers." ...
— Randy of the River - The Adventures of a Young Deckhand • Horatio Alger Jr.


Words linked to "Walking papers" :   marching orders, dismission, pink slip, dismissal


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