hire : Idioms & Phrases
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gun for hire
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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
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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
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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
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noun installment plan
never-never.
- we bought a car on the never-never
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hired gun
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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
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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
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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
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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
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noun a freeze on hiring
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hiring hall
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noun a union-operated placement office where jobs are allotted to applicants according to seniority or rotation
