give smb. his walking(-)papers (the bird or the sack)

   1) увoлить кoгo-л., дaть pacчёт кoму-л., выгнaть c paбoты кoгo-л.; дaть пo шaпкe кoму-л. [give smb. the sack этим. фр.]

    She had been told of what had happened, and had been given her walking papers, everyone concurring in the impossibility of her staying in a firm her brother had robbed (S. O'Casey). He was listening with his pointed ears to the plaint of a packer discovered with five copies of 'Copper Coin' in his overcoat pocket and the too obvious Intentions of conveying them to his own use. Mr. Danby had given him the bird (J. Galsworthy)

   2) oткaзaть жeниxу; дaть кoму-л. oтcтaвку, oт вopoт пoвopoт, ocтaвить кoгo-л. c нocoм (тж. give smb. the air)

    Blanche. ...He came to see me tonight. He dared to... repeat slander to me, vicious stories that he had gotten from you! I gave him his walking papers (T. Williams). It was quite obvious she was only using Tom to get a part at the Siddons and the moment she got it she would give him the air (W. S. Maugham). 'But he's an awful bore really... Surely, your cousin couldn't be bothered with him!' 'She's giving him the bird tonight all right!' (K. S. Prichard)