put (someone) out of work
idiom
: to cause (someone) to lose his or her job
The new technology could put him out of work.
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Some factories in southern China, where much of this manufacturing is centered, have suspended operations since the beginning of April, raising concerns that laborers will be put out of work.
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Qilai Shen, New York Times, 2 May 2025
And yet, while several prominent Republicans attended the speech, others on Capitol Hill kept their distance, warning the president of dire consequences for the farmers and manufacturers in their districts who could be swiftly put out of work over the new policy.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Like many restaurant people put out of work during the pandemic, the couple turned to their own creativity to get by, selling tacos out of their then apartment in Harlem.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024
When artificial muscle was invented 92% of the workforce was put out of work, no wonder the Luddites didn’t like those machines.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Qilai Shen, New York Times, 2 May 2025
And yet, while several prominent Republicans attended the speech, others on Capitol Hill kept their distance, warning the president of dire consequences for the farmers and manufacturers in their districts who could be swiftly put out of work over the new policy.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Like many restaurant people put out of work during the pandemic, the couple turned to their own creativity to get by, selling tacos out of their then apartment in Harlem.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024
When artificial muscle was invented 92% of the workforce was put out of work, no wonder the Luddites didn’t like those machines.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Put (someone) out of work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20%28someone%29%20out%20of%20work. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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