meal ticket

meal ticket

n.

1. A card or ticket entitling the holder to a meal or meals.

2. Informal A person or thing depended on as a source of financial support.

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meal ticket

n

Slang a person, situation, etc., providing a source of livelihood or income

[from original US sense of ticket entitling holder to a meal]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	meal ticket - a source of income or livelihood     colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech bread and butter, keep, livelihood, sustenance, living, support - the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
	2.	meal ticket - coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal luncheon voucher coupon, voucher - a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed

Translations

meal ticket n (Am) → buono m pasto inv (fig) (fam) (job) → che dà di che vivere
a meal ticket for life (fig) → la pagnotta assicurata a vita

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meal ticket n (Am) → buono m pasto inv (fig) (fam) (job) → che dà di che vivere
a meal ticket for life (fig) → la pagnotta assicurata a vita