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breadline
bread·line also bread line B0464400 (brĕd′līn′)n. A line of people waiting to receive food given by a charitable organization or public agency.Idioms: below the breadline Extremely poor. on the breadline Dependent on public donations of food.breadline (ˈbrɛdˌlaɪn) n1. (Social Welfare) a queue of people waiting for free food given out by a government agency or a charity organization2. on the breadline impoverished; living at subsistence levelThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  breadline - a queue of people waiting for free foodbread linequeue, waiting line - a line of people or vehicles waiting for something |
Translationsbreadline
be on the breadlineTo be very poor, as if one could (or does) rely on food donations to survive. A "breadline" is a line of people seeking food distributed by a charitable or government agency. If I don't make a big sale this week, my family will be on the breadline. Sure, we have money now, but my grandmother grew up in a family that was on the breadline and lived in public housing.See also: breadline, onbelow the breadlineSaid of one who is impoverished. The "breadline" is a line of people awaiting the distribution of food from a charity. Yeah, I'm still looking for work, but at least I'm not below the breadline.See also: below, breadlineon the breadlineExtremely poor, as if one could (or does) rely on food donations to survive. A "breadline" is a line of people seeking food distributed by a charitable or government agency in the United States, particularly in the 19th and early 20th centuries. If I don't make a big sale this week, my family will be on the breadline in no time. My grandmother was on the breadline throughout her childhood, so she doesn't have much patience for kids complaining about what latest gadget their missing out on.See also: breadline, onon the breadline People who are living on the breadline are extremely poor. Too many men have children and then forget about them — leaving the children and the mothers living on the breadline. They should be stripped of everything they own but the bare essentials. Let them feel what it is like to be on the breadline. Note: You can use the breadline to mean a level of income where it is just possible to live. Obviously I'd want to earn enough to keep me above the breadline. Families scraping a living on low incomes and benefits are already living below the breadline. Note: In times of hardship, particularly in the 19th century in the United States, poor people used to line up outside bakeries or soup kitchens for free or very cheap bread. See also: breadline, onon the ˈbreadline very poor: Most of the unemployed in this area are on the breadline.In North America, a breadline was a queue of poor people waiting to receive free food from the government.See also: breadline, on below the breadline Extremely poor.See also: below, breadline on the breadline Dependent on public donations of food.See also: breadline, onbreadline
Synonyms for breadlinenoun a queue of people waiting for free foodSynonymsRelated Words |