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Meanings of walking papers in English

Portuguese
despedimento
Catalan
acomiadament
Spanish
pasaporte

(Informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge.

despedimento
Usage of walking papers in English
1
You'll get your walking papers in the morning when the doctor comes.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
2
She called the director today and gave him his walking papers.
Quantico
3
I think, Barry, that you're about to get your walking papers.
A kiss of shadows
4
But I'm hoping mother will give him his walking papers pretty soon now.
The Boy Scouts of Lenox; Or, The Hike Over Big Bear Mountain
5
Better mind your pegs, or you get your walking papers.
Robert Hardy's Seven Days: A Dream and Its Consequences
6
There can be no doubt that her hostess was resolved to issue her walking papers.
The hellfire club
7
Give him his walking papers and come find me.
The Spirit of Contradiction
8
It means giving him his walking papers.
Hector's Inheritance, Or, the Boys of Smith Institute
9
Lucas: Madam is going to give you your walking papers-she'slooking for you to do just that.
The Spirit of Contradiction
10
Twelve people got their walking papers.
The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontie...
11
He gave me my walking papers.
The lonely polygamist: a novel
12
I have to clear out all my extracurricular work, give it up, or Harrison will issue my walking papers.
Blood music
13
You've got your walking papers.
Nova
14
Got your walking papers yet?
Rolling Stones
15
Got his walking papers, eh?
The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure
16
That charge became clearer Wednesday when the directory service closed its corporate-market push-media division and handed about 15 employees their walking papers.
Wired
Translations for walking papers
Portuguese
despedimento