Definition of begging bowl in English:

begging bowl

noun

1A bowl held out by a beggar for food or donations.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘I haven't received much today,’ said an old widow, staring glumly at a few grains of rice and lentils in a begging bowl.
- So, we thought we should go in rather than wait for these people to start lying all over the place or people holding onto bowls, begging bowls, waiting for handouts.
- With begging bowls slung round their loins and a clew in their hands, they walk in single file.
- Indisputably the best-known event is the daily procession, at the crack of dawn, of saffron-robed monks holding their brass begging bowls.
- Every morning, the monks would go from house to house, with their eyes downcast, holding out their begging bowls into which the lay people would spoon rice.
- Charities like shelter do a wonderful job too but more should be done by the government, its okay us chucking a few coins into a begging bowl but all that does is maybe get them through the day.
- Hundreds of beggars -old and young- were milling around in motley garbs with begging bowls in their hands.
- She still confesses an irrational dread of being old and penniless and on the streets with a begging bowl.
- Often I see the local monks walking along the street with their begging bowls.
- Monks were allowed to possess only their robes, a begging-bowl, razor, needle, staff, and toothpick.
- Then every Christmas morning we could queue up at the Civic Offices with our begging bowls to collect any pittance that may be left.
- The onus is on the Government to show that the era of donated food stuffs and begging bowls is long gone.
- We had also gone to the Centre with a begging bowl, but were shabbily treated.
- A small group of half-clad beggar children, wrapped in dirty, greasy clothes, scattered and spread towards the coaches, stretching hands or dented begging bowls towards the passengers.
- I have always been impressed watching the orange robes going along the streets with their begging bowls in the mornings.
1. 1.1 Used in reference to an earnest appeal for financial help.
  they went to the government with a begging bowl to seek cash to finance the scheme
  Example sentencesExamples
  Let's just hope that they can get there without the need for taking their begging bowl to every court in the land.
  To allow buildings to fall into such a state of disrepair that the council has to hold out its begging bowl is beyond belief.
  He is taking round the begging bowl on behalf of the forthcoming Senate campaign - where the Democrats now believe they can regain control.
  "We are not putting out the begging bowl, but we do need our legislators to be more sympathetic in terms of the timetable and grant support."
  Southend Council will be going to the Government with a begging bowl to seek cash to finance the scheme.
  She goes around with the begging bowl raising money for her man's artistic obsessions.
  It is unlikely a begging bowl approach would bring much joy next time.
  What the council is doing now is putting out another begging bowl, when they are not using the money they are getting in the proper way.
  The power companies are holding out the begging bowl for subsidies while their owners cream off enormous salaries and bonuses.
  At this time of the year hard-pressed fire brigades have to approach local authorities with their begging bowls, desperate for cash.
  We will make the case for investment with rigorous analysis, not a begging bowl.
  The gals perform a funny begging bowl song, dedicated to the plight of the company, which receives a public grant of something not unadjacent to £7.3m per annum.
  Mitsubishi still has the begging bowl out for $140 million worth of public funds to keep its Australian operations going.
  They exist in a modest way albeit without the public begging bowl.
  In principle he likes the idea, which would encourage greater financial responsibility on politicians and end the "begging bowl" mentality.
  Had she read the letter properly she would have seen I didn't have the begging bowl out.
  We are too rich to be called poor yet not rich enough to ditch our begging bowl.
  It is, therefore, not commendable to liken the President's remarks to having a begging bowl.
  Senior executives have been hired and fired and the begging bowl put out.
  They can't always be holding out the begging bowl.

Definition of begging bowl in US English:

begging bowl

noun

1A bowl held out by a beggar for food or donations.
among them was a wandering mendicant, with wooden staff and begging bowl
Example sentencesExamples
- Charities like shelter do a wonderful job too but more should be done by the government, its okay us chucking a few coins into a begging bowl but all that does is maybe get them through the day.
- Monks were allowed to possess only their robes, a begging-bowl, razor, needle, staff, and toothpick.
- With begging bowls slung round their loins and a clew in their hands, they walk in single file.
- A small group of half-clad beggar children, wrapped in dirty, greasy clothes, scattered and spread towards the coaches, stretching hands or dented begging bowls towards the passengers.
- Then every Christmas morning we could queue up at the Civic Offices with our begging bowls to collect any pittance that may be left.
- ‘I haven't received much today,’ said an old widow, staring glumly at a few grains of rice and lentils in a begging bowl.
- Every morning, the monks would go from house to house, with their eyes downcast, holding out their begging bowls into which the lay people would spoon rice.
- Indisputably the best-known event is the daily procession, at the crack of dawn, of saffron-robed monks holding their brass begging bowls.
- The onus is on the Government to show that the era of donated food stuffs and begging bowls is long gone.
- So, we thought we should go in rather than wait for these people to start lying all over the place or people holding onto bowls, begging bowls, waiting for handouts.
- Often I see the local monks walking along the street with their begging bowls.
- We had also gone to the Centre with a begging bowl, but were shabbily treated.
- Hundreds of beggars -old and young- were milling around in motley garbs with begging bowls in their hands.
- I have always been impressed watching the orange robes going along the streets with their begging bowls in the mornings.
- She still confesses an irrational dread of being old and penniless and on the streets with a begging bowl.
1. 1.1 Used in reference to an earnest appeal for financial help.
  they went to the government with a begging bowl to seek cash to finance the scheme
  Example sentencesExamples
  We will make the case for investment with rigorous analysis, not a begging bowl.
  Southend Council will be going to the Government with a begging bowl to seek cash to finance the scheme.
  What the council is doing now is putting out another begging bowl, when they are not using the money they are getting in the proper way.
  It is unlikely a begging bowl approach would bring much joy next time.
  It is, therefore, not commendable to liken the President's remarks to having a begging bowl.
  The power companies are holding out the begging bowl for subsidies while their owners cream off enormous salaries and bonuses.
  At this time of the year hard-pressed fire brigades have to approach local authorities with their begging bowls, desperate for cash.
  We are too rich to be called poor yet not rich enough to ditch our begging bowl.
  The gals perform a funny begging bowl song, dedicated to the plight of the company, which receives a public grant of something not unadjacent to £7.3m per annum.
  They can't always be holding out the begging bowl.
  Senior executives have been hired and fired and the begging bowl put out.
  She goes around with the begging bowl raising money for her man's artistic obsessions.
  Had she read the letter properly she would have seen I didn't have the begging bowl out.
  He is taking round the begging bowl on behalf of the forthcoming Senate campaign - where the Democrats now believe they can regain control.
  Mitsubishi still has the begging bowl out for $140 million worth of public funds to keep its Australian operations going.
  "We are not putting out the begging bowl, but we do need our legislators to be more sympathetic in terms of the timetable and grant support."
  Let's just hope that they can get there without the need for taking their begging bowl to every court in the land.
  They exist in a modest way albeit without the public begging bowl.
  In principle he likes the idea, which would encourage greater financial responsibility on politicians and end the "begging bowl" mentality.
  To allow buildings to fall into such a state of disrepair that the council has to hold out its begging bowl is beyond belief.

单词	begging bowl
释义	Definition of begging bowl in English: begging bowl noun 1A bowl held out by a beggar for food or donations. Example sentencesExamples ‘I haven't received much today,’ said an old widow, staring glumly at a few grains of rice and lentils in a begging bowl. So, we thought we should go in rather than wait for these people to start lying all over the place or people holding onto bowls, begging bowls, waiting for handouts. With begging bowls slung round their loins and a clew in their hands, they walk in single file. Indisputably the best-known event is the daily procession, at the crack of dawn, of saffron-robed monks holding their brass begging bowls. Every morning, the monks would go from house to house, with their eyes downcast, holding out their begging bowls into which the lay people would spoon rice. Charities like shelter do a wonderful job too but more should be done by the government, its okay us chucking a few coins into a begging bowl but all that does is maybe get them through the day. Hundreds of beggars -old and young- were milling around in motley garbs with begging bowls in their hands. She still confesses an irrational dread of being old and penniless and on the streets with a begging bowl. Often I see the local monks walking along the street with their begging bowls. Monks were allowed to possess only their robes, a begging-bowl, razor, needle, staff, and toothpick. Then every Christmas morning we could queue up at the Civic Offices with our begging bowls to collect any pittance that may be left. The onus is on the Government to show that the era of donated food stuffs and begging bowls is long gone. We had also gone to the Centre with a begging bowl, but were shabbily treated. A small group of half-clad beggar children, wrapped in dirty, greasy clothes, scattered and spread towards the coaches, stretching hands or dented begging bowls towards the passengers. I have always been impressed watching the orange robes going along the streets with their begging bowls in the mornings. 1.1 Used in reference to an earnest appeal for financial help. they went to the government with a begging bowl to seek cash to finance the scheme Example sentencesExamples Let's just hope that they can get there without the need for taking their begging bowl to every court in the land. To allow buildings to fall into such a state of disrepair that the council has to hold out its begging bowl is beyond belief. He is taking round the begging bowl on behalf of the forthcoming Senate campaign - where the Democrats now believe they can regain control. "We are not putting out the begging bowl, but we do need our legislators to be more sympathetic in terms of the timetable and grant support." Southend Council will be going to the Government with a begging bowl to seek cash to finance the scheme. She goes around with the begging bowl raising money for her man's artistic obsessions. It is unlikely a begging bowl approach would bring much joy next time. What the council is doing now is putting out another begging bowl, when they are not using the money they are getting in the proper way. The power companies are holding out the begging bowl for subsidies while their owners cream off enormous salaries and bonuses. At this time of the year hard-pressed fire brigades have to approach local authorities with their begging bowls, desperate for cash. We will make the case for investment with rigorous analysis, not a begging bowl. The gals perform a funny begging bowl song, dedicated to the plight of the company, which receives a public grant of something not unadjacent to £7.3m per annum. Mitsubishi still has the begging bowl out for $140 million worth of public funds to keep its Australian operations going. They exist in a modest way albeit without the public begging bowl. In principle he likes the idea, which would encourage greater financial responsibility on politicians and end the "begging bowl" mentality. Had she read the letter properly she would have seen I didn't have the begging bowl out. We are too rich to be called poor yet not rich enough to ditch our begging bowl. It is, therefore, not commendable to liken the President's remarks to having a begging bowl. Senior executives have been hired and fired and the begging bowl put out. They can't always be holding out the begging bowl. Definition of begging bowl in US English: begging bowl noun 1A bowl held out by a beggar for food or donations. among them was a wandering mendicant, with wooden staff and begging bowl Example sentencesExamples Charities like shelter do a wonderful job too but more should be done by the government, its okay us chucking a few coins into a begging bowl but all that does is maybe get them through the day. Monks were allowed to possess only their robes, a begging-bowl, razor, needle, staff, and toothpick. With begging bowls slung round their loins and a clew in their hands, they walk in single file. A small group of half-clad beggar children, wrapped in dirty, greasy clothes, scattered and spread towards the coaches, stretching hands or dented begging bowls towards the passengers. Then every Christmas morning we could queue up at the Civic Offices with our begging bowls to collect any pittance that may be left. ‘I haven't received much today,’ said an old widow, staring glumly at a few grains of rice and lentils in a begging bowl. Every morning, the monks would go from house to house, with their eyes downcast, holding out their begging bowls into which the lay people would spoon rice. Indisputably the best-known event is the daily procession, at the crack of dawn, of saffron-robed monks holding their brass begging bowls. The onus is on the Government to show that the era of donated food stuffs and begging bowls is long gone. So, we thought we should go in rather than wait for these people to start lying all over the place or people holding onto bowls, begging bowls, waiting for handouts. Often I see the local monks walking along the street with their begging bowls. We had also gone to the Centre with a begging bowl, but were shabbily treated. Hundreds of beggars -old and young- were milling around in motley garbs with begging bowls in their hands. I have always been impressed watching the orange robes going along the streets with their begging bowls in the mornings. She still confesses an irrational dread of being old and penniless and on the streets with a begging bowl. 1.1 Used in reference to an earnest appeal for financial help. they went to the government with a begging bowl to seek cash to finance the scheme Example sentencesExamples We will make the case for investment with rigorous analysis, not a begging bowl. Southend Council will be going to the Government with a begging bowl to seek cash to finance the scheme. What the council is doing now is putting out another begging bowl, when they are not using the money they are getting in the proper way. It is unlikely a begging bowl approach would bring much joy next time. It is, therefore, not commendable to liken the President's remarks to having a begging bowl. The power companies are holding out the begging bowl for subsidies while their owners cream off enormous salaries and bonuses. At this time of the year hard-pressed fire brigades have to approach local authorities with their begging bowls, desperate for cash. We are too rich to be called poor yet not rich enough to ditch our begging bowl. The gals perform a funny begging bowl song, dedicated to the plight of the company, which receives a public grant of something not unadjacent to £7.3m per annum. They can't always be holding out the begging bowl. Senior executives have been hired and fired and the begging bowl put out. She goes around with the begging bowl raising money for her man's artistic obsessions. Had she read the letter properly she would have seen I didn't have the begging bowl out. He is taking round the begging bowl on behalf of the forthcoming Senate campaign - where the Democrats now believe they can regain control. Mitsubishi still has the begging bowl out for $140 million worth of public funds to keep its Australian operations going. "We are not putting out the begging bowl, but we do need our legislators to be more sympathetic in terms of the timetable and grant support." Let's just hope that they can get there without the need for taking their begging bowl to every court in the land. They exist in a modest way albeit without the public begging bowl. In principle he likes the idea, which would encourage greater financial responsibility on politicians and end the "begging bowl" mentality. To allow buildings to fall into such a state of disrepair that the council has to hold out its begging bowl is beyond belief.
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