“ofwork”

The following 7 entries include the term ofwork.

out of work

phrase

: without regular employment : jobless

piece of work

noun phrase

: a complicated, difficult, or eccentric person

job of work

a nasty piece of work

noun phrase

: an unkind or unpleasant person

a stroke of work

noun phrase

: any work at all

line of work

noun phrase

: the work that a person does regularly in order to earn money : job

put (someone) out of work

phrase

: to cause (someone) to lose his or her job


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