| 单词 | meal ticket |
| 释义 | meal ticket (once / 65301 pages) n When people talk about a meal ticket, they usually mean a person, thing, or skill that provides income. For example, you might describe your ability to knit cute arm warmers as a possible meal ticket. If you marry a wealthy person, friends might gossip that you're using her as a meal ticket, but they're just as likely to compliment your jazz piano skill as a meal ticket. The phrase originally meant, literally, a paper coupon that could be redeemed for food. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, young workers often dined using meal tickets that provided a week's work of discounted lunches at restaurants. The figurative meaning came soon after. WORD FAMILYmeal ticket: meal tickets USAGE EXAMPLESThe search for a meal ticket, someone to dominate and/or a cook, housekeeper, nurse and/or arm candy knows no gender boundaries. New York Times(Oct 07, 2016) When service staff members exceeded their goals, they got a free meal ticket to the company cafeteria. New York Times(Oct 08, 2016) Prosecutors played the jury a recording of the then-17-year-old admitting to the killing, saying he specifically targeted Clark as his “meal ticket.” Washington Times(Oct 01, 2016) 1n coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal Syn|Hyper luncheon voucher coupon, voucher a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed 2n a source of income or livelihood Hyper bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support, sustenance the financial means whereby one lives |
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