walking ticket
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of walking ticket
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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I said it was all over, because she gave me my walking ticket, I mean my dismissal.
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Kock, Charles Paul de
As soon as the crisis is over, I will give her a walking ticket!
From Maximina by Palacio Valdés, Armando
"She'll give him his walking ticket, I hope."
From The Store Boy by Alger, Horatio
Nothing," answered his comrade, "except that I got my walking ticket yesterday.
From L'Assommoir by Zola, Émile
Well, I'm almost tempted to give 'Rion his walking ticket.
From Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod by Owen, R. Emmett (Robert Emmett)
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