| 单词 | to sing for one's supper |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto sing for one's supper (also †dinner) d. to sing for one's supper (also †dinner): for lack of money. Usually figurative, to provide entertainment or a service in return for a benefit received (often, a meal). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > non-possession > not have or lack [verb (intransitive)] > sing for one's supper to sing for one's supper (also dinner)c1744 c1744 Little Tommy Tucker in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Little Song Bk. 10 Little Tom Tucker Sings for his Supper What shall he Eat White bread and Butter. 1803 J. Kenney Raising Wind i. i. 4 As you sometimes sing for your dinner, now you may whistle for your breakfast. 1949 N. Mitford Love in Cold Climate i. iii. 30 [At] the various house parties..I had been to..I knew that I was expected..to sing for my supper by being, if possible, amusing. 1972 T. P. McMahon Issue of Bishop's Blood (1973) ix. 134 Thanks for the dinner... Is it too bad a pun to say I'm ready to sing for it? < as lemmas |
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