get (one's) walking papers

To be dismissed from employment or to be ordered to leave or move on from a place. After messing up that account, I'm terrified that I'm going to get my walking papers. When Bill came home drunk for the fourth night in a row, he finally got his walking papers from his wife.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Petros	-	Greek, Armenian, Biblical Greek
Jehoash	ji-HO-ash (English), jee-HO-ash (English)	Biblical
Talbot	['tɔ:lbət]
Wioleta	vyaw-LE-tah	Polish
Petrina	pə-TREE-nə	English (Rare)
Lupita	loo-PEE-tah	Spanish