give (someone their) walking papers

American

to tell someone they must leave their job.

The manager gave his old secretary her walking papers and hired his daughter to do the job.

• fallen woman
• fall flat
• fall flat on face
• fall flat on its face
• fall flat on your face
• fall for
• fall for hook, line and sinker
• fall for someone
• fall for someone hook, line and sinker
• fall for something
• fall for something hook, line and sinker
• fall foul of
• fall foul of someone
• fall foul of something
• fall from grace
• fall guy
• fall head over heels
• fall head over heels in love
• fall in a heap
• fall in line
• fall in love
• fall in love with
• fall in love with someone
• fall in love with something
• fall into clutches