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last hired, first fired

last hired, first fired phrase: the most recently hired employees in a business are likely to be the first to be sacked if the business needs to downsize.

Phrase

last hired, first fired

  1. The most recently hired employees in a business are likely to be the first to be sacked if the business needs to downsize.

Questions about last hired, first fired

What does last hired, first fired mean?
Last hired, first fired means the most recently hired employees in a business are likely to be the first to be sacked if the business needs to downsize.
What part of speech is last hired, first fired?
Last hired, first fired is a phrase.

Words near last hired, first fired in the dictionary

  1. last full measure
  2. last full measures
  3. last gasp
  4. last gasps
  5. Last Gospel
  6. last hired, first fired
  7. last honors
  8. last honours
  9. last hoorah
  10. last hoorahs
  11. last hurrah

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