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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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.
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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
With machines taking care of so much of the production part, people won’t be put out of work as much as they’ll be propelled into work that will have characteristics similar to Poniewozik’s.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
The Times newspaper recalls the effect of the actors’ strike when dozens of film and TV production projects were halted in the UK, with sets closed and tens of thousands of professionals put out of work.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 28 July 2024
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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
With machines taking care of so much of the production part, people won’t be put out of work as much as they’ll be propelled into work that will have characteristics similar to Poniewozik’s.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
The Times newspaper recalls the effect of the actors’ strike when dozens of film and TV production projects were halted in the UK, with sets closed and tens of thousands of professionals put out of work.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 28 July 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 14 Nov. 2024.
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