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
Barton['ba:tən]
Adcocks['ædkɔks]
SikkeSIK-kəFrisian
Epimetheus-Greek Mythology
DİDem-Turkish
Ladislava-Czech, Slovak