keep the wolf from the door
- keep the wolf from the door
разг.
предотвратить голод; бороться с нищетой
He knew... that no Forsyte would be capable of watching his own daughter in actual want... Sooner or later he would have had to make them an allowance to keep the wolf from the door. (J. Galsworthy, ‘On Forsyte Change’, ‘Francie's Fourpenny Foreigner’) — Он знал... что ни один из Форсайтов не мог допустить, чтобы его дочь нуждалась... Рано или поздно, но он придет ей на помощь и избавит от нужды.
It means, I suppose, you've got to go on just as you are, missing opportunities that might never come again, simply because we can't raise this money and keep the wolf from the door till the dividends come in. (R. Greenwood, ‘Mr. Bunting’, ch. XVIII) — Это значит, что вы должны по-прежнему заниматься своим делом, упустив случай, какого вам, быть может, никогда уже не представится. И только из-за того, что вам неоткуда взять денег и перебиться, пока не начнут поступать дивиденды.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа»..
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keep the wolf from the door — To keep away poverty or hunger • • • Main Entry: ↑wolf * * * keep the wolf from the door phrase to manage to earn enough money to buy food and other essential things I’m prepared to do anything to keep the wolf from the door. Thesaurus: to earn… … Useful english dictionary
keep the wolf from the door — If you keep the wolf from the door, you have enough money for food and the basic essentials … The small dictionary of idiomes
keep the wolf from the door — keep us fed, prevent hunger This check will keep the wolf from the door. We can buy food … English idioms
keep the wolf from the door — ► keep the wolf from the door have enough money to be able to buy food. Main Entry: ↑wolf … English terms dictionary
keep the wolf from the door — In order to keep the wolf from the door, you need to have enough money to buy food and other essentials. My grandparents earned barely enough to keep the wolf from the door … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
keep the wolf from the door — verb a) To ward off poverty or hunger. They didnt earn much, but it was enough to keep the wolf from the door. b) To delay sexual ejaculation … Wiktionary
keep the wolf from the door — to have enough money to be able to eat and live. Forty percent of the country s population receive part time wages that barely keep the wolf from the door … New idioms dictionary
keep the wolf from the door — to manage to earn enough money to buy food and other essential things I m prepared to do anything to keep the wolf from the door … English dictionary
keep\ the\ wolf\ from\ the\ door — v. phr. To avoid hunger, poverty, and/or creditors. I don t like my job, Mike complained, but I must do something to keep the wolves from the door. Compare: keep body and soul together … Словарь американских идиом
keep wolf from door — In order to keep the wolf from the door, you need to have enough money to buy food and other essentials. My grandparents earned barely enough money to keep the wolf from the door … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
keep the wolf (wolves) from the door — {v. phr.} To avoid hunger, poverty, and/or creditors. * / I don t like my job, Mike complained, but I must do something to keep the wolves from the door. / Compare: KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER … Dictionary of American idioms
