put food on the table

English

Verb

put food on the table

  1. (idiomatic) To provide enough money to cover basic necessities.
    • 2009, ‘My Laid-off Life’, The Guardian, 15 Jun 09:
      I don't care what I do. If it pays the bills and puts food on the table, I'm not bothered.
    • 2005, Darwin Porter et al., Frommer's Italy 2005:
      The locals bemoan the tourist crush and at the same time welcome it because it puts food on the table.
    • 1996, Werner Peters, Society on the Run, p. 81:
      The middle class does not consider itself free form the concern of putting food on the table.

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