Get your marching orders
verb
To be told to leave your job because you are not wanted anymore.
After the company's loss, the CEO got his marching orders.
Often appears as...
- get your marching orders because
- get your marching orders after
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To be told politely to go away or leave a place.
I got my marching orders when I tried to enter the private party.
Often appears as...
- get your marching orders from
- get your marching orders immediately
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To be instructed or ordered to begin a task or mission.
The soldiers got their marching orders and immediately set off on their mission.
Often appears as...
- get your marching orders for
- get your marching orders to
verb
To be told to leave your job because you are not wanted anymore.
After the company's loss, the CEO got his marching orders.
Often appears as...
- get your marching orders because
- get your marching orders after
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To be told politely to go away or leave a place.
I got my marching orders when I tried to enter the private party.
Often appears as...
- get your marching orders from
- get your marching orders immediately
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
To be instructed or ordered to begin a task or mission.
The soldiers got their marching orders and immediately set off on their mission.
Often appears as...
- get your marching orders for
- get your marching orders to
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Indicates an undesirable situation, often relating to job loss.
After the merger, many employees got their marching orders.
Pro Tip 2/3Euphemistic Tone
A softer way to say someone has been dismissed from their job.
The chef got his marching orders for the mishap during the event.
Pro Tip 3/3Employment Context
Mostly used when someone is forced to leave their job, not by choice.
After the scandal, the director quickly got his marching orders.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Indicates an undesirable situation, often relating to job loss.
After the merger, many employees got their marching orders.
Pro Tip 2/3Euphemistic Tone
A softer way to say someone has been dismissed from their job.
The chef got his marching orders for the mishap during the event.
Pro Tip 3/3Employment Context
Mostly used when someone is forced to leave their job, not by choice.
After the scandal, the director quickly got his marching orders.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Indicates an undesirable situation, often relating to job loss.
After the merger, many employees got their marching orders.
Pro Tip 2/3Euphemistic Tone
A softer way to say someone has been dismissed from their job.
The chef got his marching orders for the mishap during the event.
Pro Tip 3/3Employment Context
Mostly used when someone is forced to leave their job, not by choice.
After the scandal, the director quickly got his marching orders.
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