got one's marching orders
got one's marching orders is the simple past and past participle 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)
- To be dismissed disgracefully.
Questions about got one's marching orders
- What is got one's marching orders the simple past and past participle of?
- Got one's marching orders is the simple past and past participle of get one's marching orders.
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