| 释义 |
sing for your supper
sing for (one's) supperTo obtain something by working for it or by providing another service in return. You're welcome to stay with us on the farm as long as you like, but you'll have to sing for your supper while you're here.See also: sing, suppersing for your supper OLD-FASHIONEDIf you have to sing for your supper, you have to do a particular job before you are allowed to do or have something that you want. `Might you give me their number, Helena?' She took a while to answer. `Very well,' she said finally. `But you'll have to sing for your supper.'See also: sing, suppersing for your supper earn a benefit or favour by providing a service in return. This phrase comes from the nursery rhyme Little Tommy Tucker.See also: sing, suppersing for your ˈsupper (old-fashioned) do something for somebody in order to get what you want or need: Susan has to clean her room before she’s allowed to go out with her friends — she really has to sing for her supper!See also: sing, supper |