staff of life
Bread or some other staple foodstuff.
It was reserved for Christians to torture bread, the staff of life, bread for which children in whole districts wail, bread, the gift of pasture to the poor, bread, for want of whi
staff
UK /stɑːf/ US [stäːf]
noun 6verb 1
Collocations
37(noun.)
ADJ
full-time, part-time | permanent, temporary
skeleton
The hospital operated with a skeleton staff during the holiday period.
experienced, professional, qualified, skilled, trained | unskilled | junior, senior | ancillary, support | general | academic, administrative, editorial, etc. | nursing, teaching, etc. | hospital, hotel, etc. | bar, kitchen, etc.
QUANT
member
Several new members of staff started working at the hospital last month.
VERB + STAFF
employ, have
Our restaurant employed a small staff to handle the lunch and dinner services.
appoint, engage, hire, recruit, take on
The hospital hired additional staff to cope with the increased number of patients.
dismiss, fire, lay off, make redundant, sack
The restaurant had to lay off half its staff when the pandemic began.
train
pay
The company pays its staff monthly, with bonuses given at the end of the year.
join
Maria joined the hospital staff last month and is still learning the procedures.
leave
STAFF + NOUN
member | levels, numbers, resources | shortage | turnover | cut
appointment
The company announced a delay in staff appointments due to the economic situation.
development, training | morale | meeting | canteen, dining room, restaurant, room
PREP
on the ~ (of)
He joined the staff of a large international company after graduating from university.
PHRASES
chief of staff
(verb.)
ADV
well
fully, properly
The hospital hired more nurses so all departments could be properly staffed.
adequately
inadequately, short
The hospital was inadequately staffed during the night shift, causing long delays.
PHRASES
be staffed (entirely/largely/mainly) by/with sb
The hospital is now staffed entirely by experienced nurses and doctors from abroad.
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