- 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. 2014.
be 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
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
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
on the breadline — British very poor Many families are on the breadline … English dictionary
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
