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getting one's marching orders

getting one's marching orders is the present participle and gerund 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 getting one's marching orders

What is getting one's marching orders the present participle and gerund of?
Getting one's marching orders is the present participle and gerund of get one's marching orders.

Words near getting one's marching orders in the dictionary

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

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