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
Eithne	ETH-na, ET-na, EN-ya, EN-a	Irish, Scottish
Seong-Su	sung-soo	Korean
Herbie	HUR-bee	English
Madoc	-	Welsh
Liss	-	Norwegian
Hans	[hænz]