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KEEP THE WOLF FROM THE DOOR

to have just enough money to be able to eat and live
 KEEP THE WOLF FROM THE DOOR
1. As a student, he took an evening job to keep the wolf from the door.
2. I work part-time to pay the mortgage and keep the wolf from the door.


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