- on the breadline
- British
very poor
Many families are on the breadline.
English dictionary. 2014.
on the breadline
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the breadline — ► the level of income someone has when they are very poor, with only just enough money to buy food, pay their rent, etc.: »Far too many are surviving just above the breadline. »on/close to/below the breadline Main Entry: ↑breadline … Financial and business terms
on the breadline — At subsistence level, with just enough to make ends meet (from breadline, a queue of poor or down and out people waiting for free food, esp from government sources) • • • Main Entry: ↑bread * * * on the breadline british phrase very poor Many… … Useful english dictionary
on the breadline — People who live on the breadline have a very low income or barely enough money to survive. Due to the recent crisis, there are more people on the breadline than ever before … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
be on the breadline — be/live on the breadline British & Australian to be very poor. Most families of the unemployed are on the breadline. How many elderly people in Britain are living on the breadline? … New idioms dictionary
live on the breadline — be/live on the breadline British & Australian to be very poor. Most families of the unemployed are on the breadline. How many elderly people in Britain are living on the breadline? … New idioms dictionary
be below the breadline — be/live below the breadline be/live on the breadline to be very poor. There are immigrant families living below the breadline in some areas … New idioms dictionary
live below the breadline — be/live below the breadline be/live on the breadline to be very poor. There are immigrant families living below the breadline in some areas … New idioms dictionary
live on the breadline — People who live on the breadline have a very low income or barely enough money to survive. Due to the recent crisis, there are more people on the breadline than ever before … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
breadline — bread‧line [ˈbredlaɪn] noun 1. be on/near the breadline to be extremely poor: • They are not well off, but they are not on the breadline. 2. be below the breadline to be below the level which is officially considered to be extremely poor: • an… … Financial and business terms
breadline — ► NOUN 1) (usu. in phrase on the breadline) Brit. the poorest condition in which it is acceptable to live. 2) N. Amer. a queue of people waiting to receive free food … English terms dictionary
