John earned his keep at the music conservatory by dusting off all the musical instruments every day.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
earn one's keep — {v. phr.} To merit one s salary or keep by performing the labor or chores that are expected of one. * /John earned his keep at the music conservatory by dusting off all the musical instruments every day./ … Dictionary of American idioms
earn one's keep — {v. phr.} To merit one s salary or keep by performing the labor or chores that are expected of one. * /John earned his keep at the music conservatory by dusting off all the musical instruments every day./ … Dictionary of American idioms
earn one's keep — verb To perform satisfactory physical labor or to provide other worthy services in return for remuneration, lodging, or other benefits; to support oneself financially. Being a very strong, acti … Wiktionary
earn one's keep — work in return for food and accommodations ■ be worth the time, money, or effort spent on one … Useful english dictionary
oats, earn one's — Deserve one s keep … A concise dictionary of English slang
keep — I n. maintenance to earn one s keep II v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to have ) to keep about (esp. BE), around (do you keep a screwdriver around the house?) 2) (d; intr.) to keep after ( to keep persuading ) (keep after the children; they are still too… … Combinatory dictionary
earn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. work for, gain, win; deserve, merit, rate; make a living, be gainfully employed. See acquisition, justice. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To deserve as reward] Syn. win, merit, gain; see deserve . 2. [To… … English dictionary for students
earn — v.tr. 1 (also absol.) a (of a person) obtain (income) in the form of money in return for labour or services (earn a weekly wage; happy to be earning at last). b (of capital invested) bring in as interest or profit. 2 a deserve; be entitled to;… … Useful english dictionary
keep — keep1 W1S1 [ki:p] v past tense and past participle kept [kept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not change)¦ 2¦(continue doing something)¦ 3¦(not give back)¦ 4¦(not lose)¦ 5¦(store something)¦ 6¦(make somebody stay in a place)¦ 7¦(delay somebody)¦ 8¦(do what you… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gain one's livelihood — earn one s keep, support oneself … English contemporary dictionary
