be out of a job
idiom
: to no longer have the job one has had
If the restaurant closes, she'll be out of a job.
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Continue reading … COMMUNITY CHAOS – Teacher may be out of a job after posting 2-word message supporting ICE online.
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FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The Yankees still have plenty of talented pitchers and position players to deal, not to mention the possibility of trading 22-year-old Jasson Domínguez, who would be out of a job if the Yankees end up signing Cody Bellinger.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Employees at a Fort Worth bank with 70 years of history will soon be out of a job.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
The rest seemed to be out of a job until Wednesday, when the judge ordered the Trump administration not to fire any additional workers during the government shutdown, and not to enforce the terminations carried out since last week.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
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FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The Yankees still have plenty of talented pitchers and position players to deal, not to mention the possibility of trading 22-year-old Jasson Domínguez, who would be out of a job if the Yankees end up signing Cody Bellinger.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Employees at a Fort Worth bank with 70 years of history will soon be out of a job.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
The rest seemed to be out of a job until Wednesday, when the judge ordered the Trump administration not to fire any additional workers during the government shutdown, and not to enforce the terminations carried out since last week.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
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