| 单词 | bread ticket |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbread ticket bread ticket n. (a) a ticket entitling the possessor to bread, esp. as part of a system of charitable provision or rationing (now historical); (b) (figurative) a source of subsistence, livelihood, or income; a person or thing exploited as such; cf. meal ticket n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > [noun] > regular occupation, trade, or profession > livelihood lifeOE foodOE livelihoodc1300 livingc1330 ploughc1390 purchasec1475 daily bread1526 being1570 governing1572 shift1572 supportation1576 thrift1579 livelihead1590 thrive1592 breadwinnera1614 subsistence1644 gain1655 bread and butter1691 through-bearing1705 bread1719 bread ticket1801 daily1817 lifehood1823 rice bowl1853 crust1916 society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [noun] > document which permits or authorizes > ticket > for food bread ticket1801 1801 Northampton Mercury 21 Mar. The Society of Gentlemen..have now closed their accounts, with an unanimous resolution to distribute the surplus in bread tickets to the poor. 1855 Chicago Times 21 Mar. 3/1 Entering a bake-shop and stealing therefrom bread tickets to the value of $16. 1947 Daily Mail 13 Mar. 2/2 At long last..British song writers have formed an association... With the help of their only bread ticket, the Performing Rights Society, they have got the figures to make one marvel how any British songster ever pays his rent. 2019 @MrNhachi 11 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 5 July 2019) Marriage is not a bread ticket. Work. < as lemmas |
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