| 单词 | earn your/its keep |
| 释义 | earn your/its keep From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishearn your/its keepearn your/its keepEARN a) to do jobs in return for being given a home and foodWe older children were expected to earn our keep. b) to be useful enough to be worth the time or money spentThese aircraft are still earning their keep. → earnExamples from the Corpusearn your/its keep• As the illustration above shows, even if you just use the Family Rail Card once, it will earn its keep. |
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