walking papers
Example Sentences
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Thirty-three years of service and this is what you get: your walking papers, with maybe a medal thrown in.
From Salon • Sep. 20, 2020
Andrew was issued his walking papers and ordered to move his offices out of Buckingham Palace in November after a nuclear interview he gave to the BBC in which he defended his friendship with Epstein.
From Fox News • Jul. 2, 2020
We’re a week away from Black Monday, the NFL’s annual flurry of head coaches being given their walking papers.
From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2019
Speculation ran wild about which college program Kelly might helm next year after receiving his walking papers in Philadelphia.
From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2015
Well, if you must know," the Englishman interrupted hastily, "my instructions were to give you your walking papers if you refused to resign.
From Alias the Lone Wolf by Vance, Louis Joseph
