| 单词 | meal ticket |
| 释义 | meal ticketSEE SYNONYMS FOR meal ticket ON THESAURUS.COM nouna ticket that entitles the bearer to meals in a specified restaurant, especially when meals purchased in this manner are offered at reduced rates. Informal. someone upon whom one is dependent for one's income or livelihood: selfish children who look upon their father only as a meal ticket. Informal. something, as an object or ability possessed by a person, that is necessary to that person's livelihood: The radio announcer's voice was his meal ticket. Origin of meal ticketAn Americanism dating back to 1865–70 Words nearby meal ticketmealie meal, mealie pap, mealies, meal moth, meals on wheels, meal ticket, mealtime, mealworm, mealy, mealybug, mealy-mouthed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for meal ticketBritish Dictionary definitions for meal ticketmeal ticket nounslang a person, situation, etc, providing a source of livelihood or income Word Origin for meal ticketfrom original US sense of ticket entitling holder to a meal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with meal ticketmeal ticket A person or thing depended on as a source of income, as in Magic Johnson was a real meal ticket for his team, or Her interpersonal skills will be her meal ticket when she goes into sales. This metaphoric expression alludes to the earlier practice of handing out tickets that entitle their holder to a meal. [Early 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。