meal ticket

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noun

a ticket that entitles the bearer to meals in a specified restaurant, especially when meals purchased in this manner are offered at reduced rates.

Informal. someone upon whom one is dependent for one's income or livelihood: selfish children who look upon their father only as a meal ticket.

Informal. something, as an object or ability possessed by a person, that is necessary to that person's livelihood: The radio announcer's voice was his meal ticket.

Origin of meal ticket

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Words nearby meal ticket

mealie meal, mealie pap, mealies, meal moth, meals on wheels, meal ticket, mealtime, mealworm, mealy, mealybug, mealy-mouthed

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Example sentences from the Web for meal ticket

You've always been ace-high with me, and there never will come the day when you can't eat on my meal-ticket.
The Trail of '98|Robert W. Service
Well, anyhow, he's here so much we ought to be chargin' him for his meal-ticket.
Within the Law|Marvin Dana
Part of the time Comte lived under Saint-Simon's roof, and did translating and copying in partial payment for his meal-ticket.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8|Elbert Hubbard
You don't suppose the secret of a woman's meal-ticket is hidden very long, do you?
The Blood Red Dawn|Charles Caldwell Dobie

When she offered her meal-ticket at the desk the clerk shook his head.
The Girl From Keller's|Harold Bindloss

British Dictionary definitions for meal ticket

meal ticket

noun

slang a person, situation, etc, providing a source of livelihood or income

Word Origin for meal ticket

from original US sense of ticket entitling holder to a meal

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Idioms and Phrases with meal ticket

meal ticket

A person or thing depended on as a source of income, as in Magic Johnson was a real meal ticket for his team, or Her interpersonal skills will be her meal ticket when she goes into sales. This metaphoric expression alludes to the earlier practice of handing out tickets that entitle their holder to a meal. [Early 1900s]

单词	meal ticket
释义	meal ticket SEE SYNONYMS FOR meal ticket ON THESAURUS.COM noun a ticket that entitles the bearer to meals in a specified restaurant, especially when meals purchased in this manner are offered at reduced rates. Informal. someone upon whom one is dependent for one's income or livelihood: selfish children who look upon their father only as a meal ticket. Informal. something, as an object or ability possessed by a person, that is necessary to that person's livelihood: The radio announcer's voice was his meal ticket. Origin of meal ticket An Americanism dating back to 1865–70 Words nearby meal ticket mealie meal, mealie pap, mealies, meal moth, meals on wheels, meal ticket, mealtime, mealworm, mealy, mealybug, mealy-mouthed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for meal ticket You've always been ace-high with me, and there never will come the day when you can't eat on my meal-ticket. The Trail of '98\|Robert W. Service Well, anyhow, he's here so much we ought to be chargin' him for his meal-ticket. Within the Law\|Marvin Dana Part of the time Comte lived under Saint-Simon's roof, and did translating and copying in partial payment for his meal-ticket. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8\|Elbert Hubbard You don't suppose the secret of a woman's meal-ticket is hidden very long, do you? The Blood Red Dawn\|Charles Caldwell Dobie When she offered her meal-ticket at the desk the clerk shook his head. The Girl From Keller's\|Harold Bindloss British Dictionary definitions for meal ticket meal ticket noun slang a person, situation, etc, providing a source of livelihood or income Word Origin for meal ticket from original US sense of ticket entitling holder to a meal Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with meal ticket meal ticket A person or thing depended on as a source of income, as in Magic Johnson was a real meal ticket for his team, or Her interpersonal skills will be her meal ticket when she goes into sales. This metaphoric expression alludes to the earlier practice of handing out tickets that entitle their holder to a meal. [Early 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to meal ticket cash cow, patron, supporter, grubstaker
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meal ticket

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British Dictionary definitions for meal ticket

noun

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