单词	breadline
释义	breadlinebread‧line /ˈbredlaɪn/ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES On most days, the breadline begins to form by seven o'clock in the morning. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS After all, the family is hardly on the breadline. And resorts, tour operators and shops can not afford to advertise if they are on the breadline. In the black-earth regions, however, the great majority remained close to the breadline. One was the incongruity between de Gaulle's ambitions and the needs of a nation on the breadline. They claim the Act will lead to more financial hardship for breadline families and trigger more violence in the home. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► living on the breadline  a family living on the breadline the breadline a very low level of income that allows people to eat but not have any extra things:  a family living on the breadline
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