| 单词 | walking papers |
| 释义 | walking papersSEE SYNONYMS FOR walking papers ON THESAURUS.COM plural noun Informal.a notification of dismissal. Origin of walking papersAn Americanism dating back to 1815–25 Words nearby walking paperswalking fish, walking horse, walking leaf, walking line, walking on water, walking papers, walking shorts, walking stick, walking ticket, walking wounded, walk-in refrigerator Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for walking papers
British Dictionary definitions for walking paperswalking papers pl nslang, 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 paperswalking 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 paperswalking 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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