one's walking papers

*one's walking papers

Fig. a notice that one is fired from one's job. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give one ~.) Well, I'm through. I got my walking papers today. They are closing down my department. I guess I'll get my walking papers soon.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tariro	-	Southern African, Shona
Konstanty	kawn-STAHN-ti	Polish
Keely	KEE-lee	English
Marisa	mah-REE-zah (Italian), mah-REE-sah (Spanish), mə-RIS-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English
Lamya	-	Arabic
Gianmarco	jahn-MAHR-ko	Italian