"I don't like my job," Mike complained, "but I must do something to keep the wolves from the door."
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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 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
