كيف تنطق "your walking papers"

expression

ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈwɔkɪŋ/ /ˈpeɪpɝz

YOR WAW-king PAY-perz

jˈɔː/ /wˈɔːkɪŋ/ /pˈeɪpəz

YAW WAW-king PAY-puhz

التعريف

If you get "your walking papers," it means you have been fired or dismissed from a job. This is an informal, idiomatic expression.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈwɔkɪŋ/ /ˈpeɪpɝz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

jˈɔː/ /wˈɔːkɪŋ/ /pˈeɪpəz

أمريكي

YOR WAW-king PAY-perz

بريطاني

YAW WAW-king PAY-puhz

He got your walking papers after being late too many times.

If you mess up the project, you might get your walking papers.

Sally handed him your walking papers this morning.

After the meeting, my boss gave me your walking papers—totally unexpected.