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
RolfRAWLF (German)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
MeinradMIEN-raht (German)German, Ancient Germanic
Raphael['reifl]
MarlyMAHR-leeEnglish (Rare)
Eden['i:dn]
Filippafee-LIP-pah (Swedish)Russian, Greek, Swedish, Italian