marching orders
Example Sentences
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Awful in Celadon: I would alert the sib that parameters have been received and noted, and they will be treated as suggestions, not marching orders, thanks in advance for understanding.
From Washington Post
That venture came from him, not from administrators whose marching orders he was executing.
From New York Times
I find Honig’s repeated bashing of Garland for his reluctance to pursue Trump puzzling, since elsewhere Honig indicates where Garland got his marching orders.
From Washington Post
He said he is fully behind Trump for 2024 and that a host of supporters are “waiting for some marching orders.”
From Washington Post
If they want to close the clear gap with San Francisco, which owned both the division and the Seahawks this season, the marching orders couldn’t have been any clearer.
From Seattle Times
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