داستان آبیدیک

keep the wolf from the door

kip ðʌ wʊlf fɹɑm ðʌ dɔɹ


english

1 general:: Ward off starvation or financial ruin. For example, In many countries people are working simply to keep the wolf from the door, and owning a car or washing machine is just a dream, or Gail would take any job now, just to keep the wolf from the door. This term alludes to the wolf's fabled ravenousness. [Mid-1500s]

American Heritage Idioms

2 general:: Phrase(s): keep the wolf from the door Fig. to maintain oneself at a minimal level; to keep from starving, freezing, etc. • I don’t make a lot of money, just enough to keep the wolf from the door. • We have a small amount of money saved, hardly enough to keep the wolf from the door.

McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs


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