job lot

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job lot

Miscellaneous items bought or sold together in one group. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Joe bought a job lot of car parts at the local swap meet.
See also: job, lot
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • have bought it
  • bought the farm
  • buy the farm
  • get stuck in
  • be sold a pup
  • be wise after the event
  • It is easy to be wise after the event
  • it's easy to be wise after the event
  • I told you so
  • (I) told you (so)
References in periodicals archive
NB: The new series of The Job Lot starts next week on ITV2 Miranda and I are great mates now but before Miranda I'd never met her.
'people still come up to me and sing like stevie' sarah hadland; The Miranda and Job Lot actress, 41, on real-life pratfalls with Miranda, the contents of Alan Carr's drinks trolley, naughty jokes with co-star Russell Tovey and being starstruck
Job Lot then leverages its wholesale buying power and retailing expertise to purchase food at significant value.
Dig for Cash event benefits 'Day of Play'
We cut our teeth writing shows like this and we met Ian Jarvis, our co-writer on the Job Lot, in 1998 when he was 15 and he came along to the summer school.
Performing arts summer school
Dolores: I bought a job lot of vintage clothes and Dolores, an original 1950s shop mannequin, came with the order.
my favourite things; peek in your pad
1 position at Cheltenham, said: "I'd prefer to see the pitches sold as one job lot, but they may have to go into one of the NJPC auctions."
Habbershaw calls it a day
JOE'S family history should have told him that the Dingle women are dangerous, but he could be about to learn it for himself as Debbie heads up to Home Farm with a job lot of petrol cannisters.
In the line of fire
SIDES of a caravan and a job lot of football kits were among the rubbish dumped at a National Trust beauty spot.
Caravan remains PITCHED on the moors; JOB LOT OF PRESTON FOOTBALL KITS FOUND WITH RUBBISH DUMPED BY 'PROFESSIONAL' FLY-TIPPERS AT NATIONAL TRUST BEAUTY SPOT
Let's hope he got a job lot and starts branching out a bit.
Tum diet, Joey!
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But with the successes of Vicious, The Job Lot and now the birth of The Delivery Man (ITV, Wednesday, 9.30pm), they may have got over that bump and found a winning (baby) formula.
FETAL ATTRACTION; Our must-see or miss-out shows everyone will be talking about this week This ITV comedy drama about a male midwife will have you in stitches, says Claire Murphy
LEOMINSTER -- When shoppers go to the local Ocean State Job Lot store to pick up garden tools and other discounted items in the near future, they might be able to also purchase wine and beer.
Raise a glass; Retailer seeks to sell beer and wine in Sturbridge and Leominster
The Job Lot ITV2, 10pm COMEDY The Midlands Job Centre opens its doors once again and Trish and Karl are back at their desks under the watchful eye of new deputy manager Natalie (Laura Aikman, left).
WEDNESDAY; TV CHOICE
THE JOB LOT ITV, 9.30pm The final episode of the job centreset comedy sees Trish celebrate her birthday.
TV CHOICE
THE JOB LOT (9:30pm ITV1) SEAN Pertwee guest stars this week as an army sergeant drumming up new recruits from the job seekers, and having a hot man in uniform in their midst gets the staff in a bit of a tizz.
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