marching orders
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marching orders
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marching orders
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of MARCHING ORDERS
[plural]
1
US
:
orders that tell you what to do
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The boss called a meeting and gave the new employees their marching orders.
2
British
— used to say that someone has been ordered to leave a place, job, etc.
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I was given my marching orders. = I got/received my marching orders. [=I was fired from my job]
