out+of+employment

  • 121Troops Out Movement — The Troops Out Movement (TOM) is an Irish republican organisation formed in 1973 with the aim of bringing an end to British involvement in Northern Ireland, and bringing about a United Ireland. The organisation has two demands: British Troops Out …

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  • 122written out of the script —    dismissed from employment    Literally, in theatrical use, in a serial play, soap opera, etc. and metaphorically for others:     ... he had played a psychiatrist in a soap opera for seven years until he was written out of the script. (Sanders …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 123sleep-out — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: sleep out 1. Australia : a place for sleeping outdoors; especially : sleeping porch …

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  • 124live-out — /liv owt /, adj. residing away from the place of one s employment: a live out cook. [1965 70; by analogy with LIVE IN] * * * live out «LIHV OWT», adjective. not living in the place where one works: »a live out cook …

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  • 125self-employment — In law, the key tests as to whether a person is an employee or an independent contractor include whether the services are carried out by a person on his own account, and the degree of control over the performance of the job. Easyform Glossary of… …

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  • 126hire out — {v.}, {informal} 1. To accept a job; take employment. * /Frank hired out as a saxophonist with a dance band./ 2. To rent (as owner). * /John used to hire out his tractor sometimes when he didn t need it himself./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 127hire out — {v.}, {informal} 1. To accept a job; take employment. * /Frank hired out as a saxophonist with a dance band./ 2. To rent (as owner). * /John used to hire out his tractor sometimes when he didn t need it himself./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 128sleep-out — /sleep owt /, adj. 1. live out. n. 2. a person who lives elsewhere than at the place of employment. 3. an act or instance of sleeping outdoors. [1910 15; adj., n. use of v. phrase sleep out] * * * …

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