get one's marching orders

verb

To be dismissed disgracefully.

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Meanings

verbget 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)

present singular third person gets one's marching orders · participle present getting one's marching orders · past got one's marching orders · UK participle past got one's marching orders · US participle past gotten one's marching orders

  1. idiomaticTo be dismissed disgracefully.
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APA

get one's marching orders. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20marching%20orders

MLA

“get one's marching orders.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20marching%20orders. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get one's marching orders,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20marching%20orders.

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