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单词 walking papers
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walking papers

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plural noun Informal.

a notification of dismissal.

Origin of walking papers

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

Words nearby walking papers

walking fish, walking horse, walking leaf, walking line, walking on water, walking papers, walking shorts, walking stick, walking ticket, walking wounded, walk-in refrigerator
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Example sentences from the Web for walking papers

  • "I have got my walking-papers," he said to Septimus Jones ten minutes afterward.

    Mr. Scarborough's Family|Anthony Trollope
  • It began to look as if we were booked for our walking-papers.

    Frank Merriwell's Races|Burt L. Standish

British Dictionary definitions for walking papers

walking papers

pl n

slang, mainly US and Canadian notice of dismissal
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with walking papers

walking papers

A dismissal, as in They're downsizing, and I got my walking papers last week. This slangy expression, first recorded in 1835, refers to a written notice of dismissal.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Cultural definitions for walking papers

walking papers

Notice of dismissal. To “get one's walking papers” is to be fired.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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