not for hire Idiom
hire on
get work, get a job, catch on Norm was hired on as a roughneck with an oil company.
hire out
rent to someone We rented out our boat last summer because we were too busy to use it.
Bedfordshire
bed or bedtime
Grin like a Cheshire cat
If someone has a very wide smile, they have a grin like a Cheshire cat.
hire out|hire
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.
hired man|hired|man
n. phr. A man employed to do jobs every day about a house or farm.
The hired man was sick, and a lot of the daily chores were not done.
hire
hire 1.
for hire available for work or use in return for payment
also
on hire 2.
hire out â
to work, esp. as a laborer, for payment
hired gun
hired gun 1) A person, especially a professional killer, employed to kill someone, as in
They thought the murder had been done by a hired gun. The noun
gun has been slang for a professional criminal since the mid-1800s.
2) A person with special knowledge or expertise who is employed to resolve a complex problem. For example,
The legal team was looking for a hired gun to handle the antitrust angle of the case. [Slang; 1960s]
hired hand
hired hand Also,
hired man or
girl. A person engaged to assist with farm or domestic chores, as in
We need extra hired hands during the harvest, or
She was looking for a hired girl to do the laundry. This use of
hired dates from the 1200s and referred to someone employed for wages as opposed to a slave or serf. The use of
girl now may be offensive.
shire
shire the Shires the counties of EC England, esp. Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire
not for hire
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[of a taxi] not accessible to booty new passengers. The auto was activity to aces addition up at a adjacent auberge and was not for hire. The auto had a afire assurance that said it was not for hire.Learn more: hire, not
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