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marching orders
march·ing orders (mär′chĭng)pl.n. Orders to move on or depart.marching orders pl n 1. (Military) military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc 2. informal notice of dismissal, esp from employment 3. informal the instruction to proceed with a task march′ing or`ders
n.pl. 1. orders to start out or move on. 2. notice of dismissal, as from a job. [1770–80] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  marching orders - (informal) a notice of dismissal or dischargewalking papersdismission, pink slip, dismissal - official notice that you have been fired from your job | | 2. |  marching orders - an order from a superior officer for troops to departorder - (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London" |
Translationsmarching orders
(one's) marching orders1. A command or direction to advance, progress, or move on. (Usually used with "get" or "give.") We were waiting for the project leader to give us our marching orders before we began development of the next iteration of the software. Bill had been living in his parents' house for nearly a year without working when he finally got his marching orders to move out.2. A notice of dismissal from one's employment. After messing up that account, I'm terrified that I'm going to get my marching orders any day now. The boss gave Daniel his marching orders for arriving to work drunk.See also: marche, ordermarching orders AMERICANYour marching orders are the instructions that you are given in order to carry out a plan or achieve an aim. As one White House official put it, `We're still waiting for our marching orders.' Program executives have new marching orders for Hollywood producers. Note: The above expressions relate to the army. When soldiers are given marching orders, they are ordered to march to a particular place. See also: marche, ordermarching orders a dismissal or sending off. In military terminology, marching orders are literally instructions from a superior officer for troops to depart. The North American version of the idiom is marching papers .See also: marche, orderAcronymsSeemake outmarching orders
Synonyms for marching ordersnoun (informal) a notice of dismissal or dischargeSynonymsRelated Words- dismission
- pink slip
- dismissal
noun an order from a superior officer for troops to departRelated Words |