informal somebody or something that can be milked as a source of income
Some lawyers were deliberately spinning out cases and were on to a meal ticket — The Scotsman
[from US sense of a voucher entitling the holder to a meal]
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| 单词 | meal ticket |
| 释义 | meal ticketnouninformal somebody or something that can be milked as a source of income Some lawyers were deliberately spinning out cases and were on to a meal ticket — The Scotsman [from US sense of a voucher entitling the holder to a meal] |
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