Idiom
get one's marching orders
Meaning
To be dismissed disgracefully.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He got his marching orders after he was caught stealing from the office.”
“The manager was shocked when the board of directors gave him his marching orders for failing to meet the quarterly targets.”
“After years of mediocre performance and repeated warnings, the employee finally received his marching orders and was escorted from the building by security.”
Examples
simple
“He got his marching orders after he was caught stealing from the office.”
contextual
“The manager was shocked when the board of directors gave him his marching orders for failing to meet the quarterly targets.”
complex
“After years of mediocre performance and repeated warnings, the employee finally received his marching orders and was escorted from the building by security.”
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