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5 | Travel warrant |
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4 | safe-conduct |
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3 +1 | Marching orders |
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safe-conduct Explanation: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvo-conduto |
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Travel warrant Explanation: Travel warrant |
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Marching orders Explanation: https://www.google.com/search?q="marching orders" diplomatic... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 hrs (2020-08-08 09:01:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The original meaning, which then acquired a more "informal" meaning: What is a marching order? plural noun orders to begin a march or other troop movement. Informal. orders to start out, move on, proceed, etc.: We're just sitting by the phone, awaiting our marching orders. marching orders noun orders for troops to depart. "soldiers got their marching orders for 24 hours at the weekend" INFORMAL a dismissal or sending-off. "the ref called me over and gave me my marching orders" I have now found that in the UK it usually means: UK (US walking papers) If you give someone their marching orders, you ask that person to leave a place or a job because they have done something wrong: Three players got their marching orders last week. She was called into the boss's office and given her marching orders. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/marching... whereas in the US it means: US instructions from someone in authority about what you should do: He was waiting for new marching orders from the White House. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://nationalpost.com/opinion/francois-philippe-champagne-... |
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