out of work

The schism forced them to leave the pub and left them homeless and out of work.

The storm had put her husband, who mows lawns, out of work, so he was hauling gravel with his dump truck.

"I've got a relationship with Thomas and I was lucky enough to go and see him work at Chelsea when I was out of work," Howe, 46, said.

And then in terms of the rising numbers of people out of work because of illness, the role of obesity is complex to work out.

"Illness caused by obesity causes people to take an extra four sick days a year on average, while many others are forced out of work altogether," he said.