"last hired, first fired" meaning in All languages combined

See last hired, first fired on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|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. Related terms: last in first out
    Sense id: en-last_hired,_first_fired-en-phrase-0gcGbka~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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        "The most recently hired employees in a business are likely to be the first to be sacked if the business needs to downsize."
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        ],
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        ],
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          "business",
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        ],
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          "sack",
          "sack"
        ],
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          "downsize",
          "downsize"
        ]
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          "word": "last in first out"
        }
      ]
    }
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          "hire",
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        ],
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        ],
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