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marching orders
noun plural
: orders that tell you what to do
—used to say that someone has been ordered to leave a place, job, etc.
Full Definition of MARCHING ORDERS
: authoritative orders or instructions especially to set out on or as if on a march
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First Known Use of MARCHING ORDERS
1714
Rhymes with MARCHING ORDERS
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