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单词 meal ticket
释义
meal ticketˈmeal ˌticket noun [countable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • My M.B.A. has not been the meal ticket I had hoped.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • For much of Pennington's working life, Shakespeare has been his mission and his meal ticket.
  • It's amazing what some men will do for a meal ticket.
  • It only became a moot point because David was a meal ticket for so many people.
  • There were times when he suspected he was just a meal ticket to her.
word sets
WORD SETS
almshouse, nounbenefit, nounchild benefit, nounchild support, nouncommunity chest, nouncommunity service, nounconcession, nounconcessionary, adjectivedole, noundraw, verbdrop-in, adjectiveentitlement, nounfamily credit, nounfood bank, nounfood coupon, nounfood stamp, noungiro, nounhostel, nounhousing project, nounmeal ticket, nounmeans test, nounMedicaid, nounMedicare, nounNational Insurance, nounOAP, nounold age pension, nounold age pensioner, nounpensioner, nounpoorhouse, nounpublic health, nounrelief, nounsickness benefit, nounsocial security, nounstate benefit, noununemployment, noununemployment benefit, nounworkfare, nounworkhouse, noun
1informal something or someone that you depend on to give you money or food:  There were times when he suspected he was just a meal ticket to her.2a card that you buy and then use to get meals at school or work, or at a special event:  The meal ticket is $15 and includes three meals with beverages.
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