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单词 walking papers
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Definition of walking papers in English:

walking papers

plural noun
North American informal
  • Notice of dismissal from a job.

    〈非正式,主美〉免职书,解雇书,辞退书

    the reporter has been given his walking papers

    辞退书已经给了那位记者。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The exec actually handed in his own walking papers on Dec. 21.
    • That's why the two profs, Chris Burden and Nancy Rubins, decided to call it quits and turned in their walking papers.
    • So she rewarded your years of loyalty to OmniCorp by using up your knowledge and handing you your walking papers.
    • In other words, Sinatra had served his purpose and it was time to give him his walking papers.
    • It never happened, and Silas gave him his walking papers after weeks of grumbling and complaining about his role.
    • Postmodernists who insist the press ‘constructs’ the news should take note that this Dewey Defeats Truman debacle earned Henning his walking papers.
    • With GM Kevin Malone finally getting his walking papers from the Dodgers, the only question remaining is what took them so long?
    • Long time drummer Ken Coomer was given his walking papers when singer/guitarist Jeff Tweedy felt that the percussionist wasn't the right person for the rapidly changing group.
    • So with the future of the franchise hanging in the balance, the Lakers turned to Phil Jackson, almost a year after the coach was given his walking papers by team owner Jerry Buss.
    • ‘He shouldn't get a medal and he shouldn't get a promotion; he should get his walking papers,’ Udall said in a Friday release.
    • A lot of veterans figure to get their walking papers, including cornerback Charles Woodson and receiver Jerry Porter.
    • To add insult to injury, he's been given his walking papers by his latest girlfriend.
    • Rosen and Weissman have been handed their walking papers, and AIPAC is backpedaling furiously on its previous statements denying any wrongdoing by its employees.
    • It was not their task to give him his walking papers.
    • Raines and Boyd have been given their walking papers, but the dirtiest clods of all so far have avoided the broom.
    • I understand giving Gerald Levin his walking papers, but getting rid of Case is pure pique.
    • But if she has no regrets about always offending you, hand her some walking papers.
    • Management plans to hand out walking papers to an unknown number of workers on Jan 14.
    • There's nothing on their website, but this might be because their news-updater was one of the 15 plus staff members who received their own walking papers yesterday.
    • They just decided to not try to sell records and then wondered why our records weren't selling and gave us our walking papers.

Definition of walking papers in US English:

walking papers

plural nounˈwôkiNG ˈpāpərzˈwɔkɪŋ ˈpeɪpərz
North American informal
  • Notice of dismissal from a job.

    〈非正式,主美〉免职书,解雇书,辞退书

    the reporter has been given his walking papers

    辞退书已经给了那位记者。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • ‘He shouldn't get a medal and he shouldn't get a promotion; he should get his walking papers,’ Udall said in a Friday release.
    • To add insult to injury, he's been given his walking papers by his latest girlfriend.
    • So with the future of the franchise hanging in the balance, the Lakers turned to Phil Jackson, almost a year after the coach was given his walking papers by team owner Jerry Buss.
    • In other words, Sinatra had served his purpose and it was time to give him his walking papers.
    • The exec actually handed in his own walking papers on Dec. 21.
    • So she rewarded your years of loyalty to OmniCorp by using up your knowledge and handing you your walking papers.
    • Long time drummer Ken Coomer was given his walking papers when singer/guitarist Jeff Tweedy felt that the percussionist wasn't the right person for the rapidly changing group.
    • It never happened, and Silas gave him his walking papers after weeks of grumbling and complaining about his role.
    • A lot of veterans figure to get their walking papers, including cornerback Charles Woodson and receiver Jerry Porter.
    • Postmodernists who insist the press ‘constructs’ the news should take note that this Dewey Defeats Truman debacle earned Henning his walking papers.
    • Raines and Boyd have been given their walking papers, but the dirtiest clods of all so far have avoided the broom.
    • That's why the two profs, Chris Burden and Nancy Rubins, decided to call it quits and turned in their walking papers.
    • But if she has no regrets about always offending you, hand her some walking papers.
    • With GM Kevin Malone finally getting his walking papers from the Dodgers, the only question remaining is what took them so long?
    • Rosen and Weissman have been handed their walking papers, and AIPAC is backpedaling furiously on its previous statements denying any wrongdoing by its employees.
    • I understand giving Gerald Levin his walking papers, but getting rid of Case is pure pique.
    • They just decided to not try to sell records and then wondered why our records weren't selling and gave us our walking papers.
    • There's nothing on their website, but this might be because their news-updater was one of the 15 plus staff members who received their own walking papers yesterday.
    • Management plans to hand out walking papers to an unknown number of workers on Jan 14.
    • It was not their task to give him his walking papers.
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