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单词
breadline
释义
breadline
(
br
e
dlaɪn
)
singular noun
[
usu
on the
N
]
Someone who is
on the
breadline
is very poor indeed.
We lived on the breadline to get our son through college.
They're not exactly on the breadline.
Idioms:
live on the breadline
or
be on the breadline
to be extremely poor
They should be stripped of everything they own but the bare essentials. Let them feel what it is like to be on the breadline.
Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary
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