Meaning of order of the boot | Babel Free
Examples
“I have⟳ been talking to Pasley . . . He was at the same school with Alec Waugh and confirms the story of his getting the order⟳ of the boot.”
“The Hon. Mr. SULLIVAN said, what did J. A. Lee get⟳? He got the “order⟳ of the boot", as also did Mr. Barnard, because he would not agree⟳ with some of the doings of the Labour party.”
“Freedom has come⟳ to Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union has shriveled as a world power, the people of Nicaragua have⟳ given Danny Ortega the Order⟳ of the Boot, and all because of us and our brave revival of the Red Scare⟳.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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