"your walking papers" 怎么发音
expression
ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈwɔkɪŋ/ /ˈpeɪpɝz
YOR WAW-king PAY-perz
jˈɔː/ /wˈɔːkɪŋ/ /pˈeɪpəz
YAW WAW-king PAY-puhz
释义
If you get "your walking papers," it means you have been fired or dismissed from a job. This is an informal, idiomatic expression.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈwɔkɪŋ/ /ˈpeɪpɝz
英式英语
jˈɔː/ /wˈɔːkɪŋ/ /pˈeɪpəz
简化发音
美式
YOR WAW-king PAY-perz
英式
YAW WAW-king PAY-puhz
语境中听
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.