out of work

idiomPart ofout-of-work

out of work — idiom

1. without a job, especially for a period of time while looking for another one.

1.慣用語
釋義

without a job, especially for a period of time while looking for another one.

例句

After the factory closed, hundreds of local people were out of work.

Nina was out of work for three months before a bakery hired her.