walking ticket
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of walking ticket
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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"She'll give him his walking ticket, I hope."
From The Store Boy by Alger, Horatio
At last, they gave him his walking ticket.
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Kock, Charles Paul de
You might give your father his walking ticket very properly, because you never expect five sous from him; and you have already learned how to earn your living without doing any work at all.
From The Widow Lerouge by Gaboriau, Émile
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
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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