meal ticket
- IPA[ˈmēl ˌtikət]
美式
- a person or thing that is used as a source of regular income
noun: meal ticket, plural noun: meal tickets
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a person or thing that is used as a source of regular income the violin was going to be my meal ticket
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- IPA[ˈmiːl ˌtɪkɪt]
英式
- a person or thing that is exploited as a source of regular income: the violin was going to be my meal ticket
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