“Keep the wolf from the door”
Definicja
To have enough money to avoid hunger or serious poverty.
Przykłady
Examples
“This part-time job helps keep the wolf from the door.”
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Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
This part-time job helps _____.Compare with the original example
This part-time job helps keep the wolf from the door.
Write a two-line conversation using “Keep the wolf from the door”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryNajczęściej zadawane pytania
- What does "Keep the wolf from the door" mean?
- "Keep the wolf from the door" means to have enough money to avoid hunger or serious poverty.
- How do you use "Keep the wolf from the door" in a sentence?
- Example: "This part-time job helps keep the wolf from the door."
- Should I interpret "Keep the wolf from the door" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.