marching orders noun
[plural] 1 US : orders that tell you what to do
▪ The boss called a meeting and gave the new employees their marching orders. 2 Brit — used to say that someone has been ordered to leave a place, job, etc. ▪ I was given my marching orders. = I got/received my marching orders. [=I was fired from my job]
▪ The boss called a meeting and gave the new employees their marching orders.
