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gets one's marching orders

gets one's marching orders is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's marching orders.

Meaning of get one's marching orders

Verb

get one's marching orders (third-person singular simple present gets one's marching orders, present participle getting one's marching orders, simple past got one's marching orders, past participle (UK) got one's marching orders or (US) gotten one's marching orders)

  1. (idiomatic) To be dismissed disgracefully.

Questions about gets one's marching orders

What is gets one's marching orders the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets one's marching orders is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get one's marching orders.

Words near gets one's marching orders in the dictionary

  1. gets one's kicks
  2. gets one's knickers in a knot
  3. gets one's knickers in a twist
  4. gets one's leg over
  5. gets one's load on
  6. gets one's marching orders
  7. gets one's mind out of the gutter
  8. gets one's monkey up
  9. gets one's oats
  10. gets one's own back
  11. gets one's own way

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