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
Lev (1)LYEFRussian
Riaz-Arabic
EirÍKr-Ancient Scandinavian
Dorsey['dɔ:si]
Crosby['krɔ:zbi]
Edwena-English (Rare)