off the dole
Definition of off the dole
no longer receiving money that a government (especially the British government) gives to people who do not have jobs or who are very poor They've been off the dole for a year.
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: from a place or position
: away from land
: at a distance in space or time
: used as a function word to indicate physical separation or distance from a position of rest, attachment, or union
: to seaward of
: from the possession or charge of
: seaward
: right
: more removed or distant
: to go away : depart
: kill, murder
: office; officer; official
: one's allotted share, portion, or destiny
: a giving or distribution of food, money, or clothing to the needy
: a grant of government funds to the unemployed
: grief, sorrow
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