英语词汇“keep the wolf from the door”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	keep the wolf from the door
释义	keep the wolf from the door 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] Words nearby keep the wolf from the door keep tabs on, keep the ball rolling, keep the lid on, keep the peace, keep the wolf from one's door, keep the wolf from the door, keep time, keep to, keep to oneself, keep track, keep under The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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keep the wolf from the door