She has had to give up work and gets little or no support from the state.
We've all heard of women giving up work for their children, but men?
I think she's going to give up work soon so she can take it easy.
After all, my wife gave up work when we had our first son and that was fine with me.
She couldn't just give up her life's work to care for him.
It was around earlier this year before I gave up work, though.
Before I would just give up school and work, but getting my degree has become important to me.
I know you'll never give up your work and I'm not asking you to.
People talk peace, but men give up their life's work to war.
He has all but given up hard physical work on his farm.
Idiome