keep\ the\ wolf\ wolves\ from\ the\ door

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

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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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