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lose one's job to

[/luːz wʌnz dʒɑːb tuː/]
verb phrase
perder o emprego para
1. to be replaced in one's position by someone else; to have one's employment taken by another person or factor
She lost her job to automation when the company installed new machinery.
Ela perdeu o emprego para a automação quando a empresa instalou novos equipamentos.
2. to be outcompeted or surpassed by a rival or competitor
He lost his job to a younger, more tech-savvy candidate.
Ele perdeu o emprego para um candidato mais jovem e mais experiente em tecnologia.
NYC Slang
get bumped/benched by someone
Synonyms
be replaced bybe displaced bylose one's position tobe superseded by
Antonyms
keep one's jobretain one's positionsecure employment

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
perder o emprego para
standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
perder o trampo para
informal/colloquial variant using 'trampo'
Portugal
perder o emprego para
standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

lose out to
get edged out by
be phased out
get replaced by
be outbid for
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