walking-ticket

Definition

1. Noun (informal):
   • A dismissal from employment: "walking-ticket" refers to an official notice or informal indication that one is being fired or discharged from a job.
   • A notice of termination: It can also mean the actual document or verbal communication that informs an employee they must leave their position.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • After the company merger, several managers got their walking-ticket. (They were dismissed from their jobs.)
  • He was given a walking-ticket after failing to meet sales targets. (He received a notice of termination.)

Advanced Usage

• "to get the walking-ticket": to be dismissed from employment.

  • She got the walking-ticket for chronic lateness. (She was fired due to repeated tardiness.)

• "to hand someone their walking-ticket": to formally fire or dismiss someone.

  • The boss handed him his walking-ticket without any warning. (The boss terminated his employment abruptly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Walking-papers (n): a synonym for "walking-ticket," used in the same informal sense.

  • The employee received his walking-papers via email. (He was notified of his dismissal.)

• Walking-orders (n): another variant with the same meaning.

  • She was given her walking-orders after the audit. (She was fired after the financial review.)

Synonyms

• Pink slip: a colloquial term for a notice of dismissal.
• Notice of termination: a formal document ending employment.
• Sack: informal British term for being fired (e.g., ).
• Firing: the act of dismissing someone from a job.

Related Idioms

• Get the boot: to be dismissed from a job.

  • He got the boot for stealing office supplies. (He was fired for theft.)

• Be given the axe: to be summarily dismissed.

  • Several workers were given the axe during the downsizing. (They were fired during layoffs.)