marching orders, get one's
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marching orders, get one's
Be ordered to move on or proceed; also, be dismissed from a job. For example, The sales force got their marching orders yesterday, so now they'll be on the road with the new product, or It's too bad about Jack--the boss gave him his marching orders Friday. This expression originally alluded to a military command. [Colloquial; late 1700s]
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