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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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Garza could soon be out of a job after a Travis County resident filed a lawsuit against him.
—Ryan Maxin, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Apr. 2024
Trump himself has said if he's elected, Smith will be out of a job.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2024
The cascading economic effects would also cause job losses for American citizens: one estimate projects that for every one million undocumented workers deported, 88,000 U.S. citizens stand to be out of a job.
—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2024
Becerra, who preceded Bonta as attorney general, has been quietly efficient in the cabinet, but would be out of a job if President Biden loses this fall.
—Thomas D. Elias, Orange County Register, 14 June 2024
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“Be out of a job.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20out%20of%20a%20job. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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