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Job's news
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English
Alternative forms
en Job's-news
Etymology
From the Biblical story in which many unfortunate things happen to Job.
Noun
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Very bad news.
I V IV What mystery is in the wind?—Hark! a human voice reporting articulately the Job’s-news: Necker, People’s Minister, Saviour of France, is dismissed.
Translations
bad news
Czech: cs Jobova zvěst f, cs jobovka f
Dutch: nl jobstijding f
German: de Hiobsbotschaft f
Hebrew: he בשורת איוב f b'sorát iyóv
Polish: pl hiobowa wieść f
Swedish: sv jobspost
See also
en poor as Job
en eponyms terms derived from the Bible