hire : Idioms & Phrases


gun for hire

  • noun a professional killer who uses a gun
    hit man; gunslinger; shooter; gun; triggerman; hitman; gunman; torpedo; gun for hire.
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hire car

  • noun a rented car
    u-drive; rent-a-car; car rental; self-drive; you-drive.
    • she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel
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hire out

  • verb grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee
    rent out; farm out.
    • We rent out our apartment to tourists every year
    • He hired himself out as a cook
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hire-purchase

  • noun installment plan
    never-never.
    • we bought a car on the never-never
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hired gun

  • noun a professional killer who uses a gun
    hit man; gunslinger; shooter; gun; triggerman; hitman; gunman; torpedo; gun for hire.
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hired hand

  • noun a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
    hired hand; hand.
    • the hired hand fixed the railing
    • a ranch hand
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hired help

  • noun employee hired for domestic or farm work (often used in the singular to refer to several employees collectively)
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hired man

  • noun a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
    hired hand; hand.
    • the hired hand fixed the railing
    • a ranch hand
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hiring freeze

  • noun a freeze on hiring
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hiring hall

  • noun a union-operated placement office where jobs are allotted to applicants according to seniority or rotation
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