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2 give smb. his marching orders
(give smb. his marching orders (walking(-)orders, walking(-)papers или walking(-)ticket, give smb. the kick, mitten, push или sack разг.; жарг. тж. give smb. the boot, bounce, chuck, hoof или the order of the boot; амер. жарг. give smb. the air, ax или gate))1) уволить, дать расчёт, выгнать с работы; ≈ дать по шапке (от выражения to give smb. the sack образован гл. to sack в том же значении) [give smb. his marching orders, walking(-)orders, walking(-)papers или walking(-)ticket, give smb. the mitten первонач. амер.; give smb. the sack этим. фр. donner le sac à qn увольнять]What would they say if Margery suddenly appeared? He would be given the order of the boot pretty damn quick. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘Virtue’) — что сказали бы белые люди в колонии, если бы неожиданно появился Марджери? Его бы выгнали в три шеи без всякого промедления.
Frisco Jo Murphy added to his reputation over the roll-up that gave Pug Charley his walking ticket. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 6) — После того как Фриско Джо Мэрфи отличился на собрании старателей, изгнавшем Чарли Мопса, его популярность возросла еще больше.
She had been told of what had happened, and had been given her walking papers, everyone concurring in the impossibility of her staying in a Firm her brother had robbed. (S. O'Casey, ‘Pictures in the Hallway’, ‘The Shame Is a Thief and a Robber’) — Ей сообщили о том, что произошло, и выдали увольнительное свидетельство, ибо все были согласны, что она не может оставаться в фирме, которую обворовал ее брат.
2) (только шутл. give smb. his marching orders, his walking(-)papers; тж. give smb. the air, ax, bounce, gate, mitten, push или sack) отказать жениху; ≈ дать кому-л. отставку, от ворот поворот, оставить кого-л. с носомBlanche: "...But I have been foolish - casting my pearls before swine!" Stanley: "Swine, huh?" Blanche: "Yes, swine! Swine! And I'm thinking not only of you but of your friend, Mr. Mitchell. He came to see me tonight. He dared to... repeat slander to me, vicious stories that he had gotten from you! I gave him his walking papers." (T. Williams, ‘A Street Car Named Desire’, sc. X) — Бланш: "...Но я вела себя глупо - метала бисер перед свиньями." Стэнли: "Свиньями? Ха-ха!" Бланш: "Да, свиньями. Свиньями! я имею в виду не только вас, но и вашего дружка, мистера Митчелла. Он тут заходил ко мне! Хватило наглости... пересказывать мне все эти мерзости, подлейшее злопыхательство, которого он набрался от вас! Ничего, я ему выправила подорожную по всем правилам."
But it's up to you to enjoy life, Ma. He was never any good to you. It makes no difference to me if you give him his marching orders... and hitch up with the Lodger. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Day of the Sardine’, ch. VI) — Но должна же быть у тебя личная жизнь, мама. Отцу ты ничем не обязана. А мне все равно, можешь послать его куда подальше... и выйти за Жильца.
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