Luna Linh
2021-03-29 09:03
Keep the wolf from the door spoken language Verb + object/complement informal
Manage to earn enough money to buy food and other essential things
During the pandemic, many people were unemployed and unable to keep the wolf from the door.
She works two jobs at the same time in order to keep the wolf from the door.
This idiom is often used to express that you should accept an unpleasant situation or event because you cannot change it.
When you experience extreme and undesirable situations, it is probably essential to take extreme actions
Once something has been done, you can do nothing but face the consequences.
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Despite the unknown source of this idiom, many has suggested it was used since the 1500s. It can be depicted from the fact that the wolf, whose nature is hungry and ravenous, often sniffs around human door for food and crumbs. If you can provide for the family with enough food, there'll be crumbs for the wolf to eat but if not, they'll come at your door to look for it. The phrase was originally “keep the wolf from the gate” but has evolved into the phrase that we use today.
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