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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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.
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Thomas D. Elias, Orange County Register, 14 June 2024
Unless Grand Union could find new owners for its 43 supermarkets and six Basics Food Warehouses, many of those people would be out of a job.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
If not for a massive buyout (reportedly $33 million), Calipari would be out of a job.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Without it, Pirenne and his colleagues could be out of a job by this summer.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2012
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Thomas D. Elias, Orange County Register, 14 June 2024
Unless Grand Union could find new owners for its 43 supermarkets and six Basics Food Warehouses, many of those people would be out of a job.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
If not for a massive buyout (reportedly $33 million), Calipari would be out of a job.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
Without it, Pirenne and his colleagues could be out of a job by this summer.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2012
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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 27 Jul. 2024.
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