give marching orders



give somebody their marching orders

to tell someone to leave Debbie's finally given her husband his marching orders after ten years of an unhappy marriage.
See also: give, marche, order

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vimala-Tamil
Eurig-Welsh
Talbot['tɔ:lbət]
Jan (2)JANEnglish
Tara (2)-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Nepali
Stoddard['stɔdəd]