board and lodging

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board and lodging

Meals and accommodation, or the cost thereof. I don't have much money for board and lodging, so I'm going to try to travel very frugally.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ˌboard and ˈlodging

accommodation and food: I pay £70 a week for board and lodging.
See also: and, board, lodging
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • lodging
  • room and board
  • wager on
  • wager on (someone or something)
  • skimp on
  • skimp on (something)
  • scrimp on
  • scrimp on (something)
  • live off smell of an oily rag
  • live on the smell of an oily rag
References in periodicals archive
The board and lodging question can often be taken for granted as tax-free, but there are some hidden problems.
Tax tip of the week: Enjoy the 'tax-free' accommodation for staff, but check the correct conditions are in place and watch the expenses including board and lodging.
Business matters: Beware the hidden pitfalls of tax-free accommodation
He said: "I was put away for six years for a crime I did not commit and then I am told that I may have to pay board and lodging for the time I spent in a prison cell.
I believe that he does this in order to cover a national 'board and lodging' fee.
Man cleared of M50 murder told he must pay for prison bed and board