keep the wolf from the door
The phrase "keep the wolf from the door" is an idiom that vividly represents the struggle to avoid financial hardship, likening it to preventing a hungry wolf from entering one's home.
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Definition
C1Financial
(idiomatic, informal)To have just enough money or resources to avoid poverty or financial crisis.
Example
- He took on a second job to keep the wolf from the door.
- During tough times, they managed to keep the wolf from the door by cutting expenses.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "keep the wolf from the door":
earn one's keepkeep the pot boilingkeep housemind the storesave someone's skinkeep fromhand to mouthbring home the baconwolf at the doortide over