breadline

be on the breadline

To be very poor, as if one could (or does) rely on food donations to survive. A "breadline" is a line of people seeking food distributed by a charitable or government agency. If I don't make a big sale this week, my family will be on the breadline. Sure, we have money now, but my grandmother grew up in a family that was on the breadline and lived in public housing.

See also: breadline, on

below the breadline

Said of one who is impoverished. The "breadline" is a line of people awaiting the distribution of food from a charity. Yeah, I'm still looking for work, but at least I'm not below the breadline.

on the breadline

Extremely poor, as if one could (or does) rely on food donations to survive. A "breadline" is a line of people seeking food distributed by a charitable or government agency in the United States, particularly in the 19th and early 20th centuries. If I don't make a big sale this week, my family will be on the breadline in no time. My grandmother was on the breadline throughout her childhood, so she doesn't have much patience for kids complaining about what latest gadget their missing out on.

See also: breadline, on

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

on the breadline

People who are living on the breadline are extremely poor. Too many men have children and then forget about them — leaving the children and the mothers living on the breadline. They should be stripped of everything they own but the bare essentials. Let them feel what it is like to be on the breadline. Note: You can use the breadline to mean a level of income where it is just possible to live. Obviously I'd want to earn enough to keep me above the breadline. Families scraping a living on low incomes and benefits are already living below the breadline. Note: In times of hardship, particularly in the 19th century in the United States, poor people used to line up outside bakeries or soup kitchens for free or very cheap bread.

See also: breadline, on

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

on the ˈbreadline

very poor: Most of the unemployed in this area are on the breadline.In North America, a breadline was a queue of poor people waiting to receive free food from the government.

See also: breadline, on

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

below the breadline

Extremely poor.

on the breadline

Dependent on public donations of food.

See also: breadline, on

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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References in periodicals archive

That figure rises to 30% of children, meaning 4.1 million are living below the breadline.

Nearly one in four Brummies still living in poverty - with children hardest hit; Government data released today shows 1.4 million people across the region were living in relative poverty between 2015/16 and 2017/18

The average worker would be just 32 days from the breadline if their income stopped, while employees in Yorkshire would be 34 days away and those in the north east 33 days away.

Survey says workers in Yorkshire are just days away from breadline

Mark Holweger, managing director at Legal & General, said: "While it's heartening to see an improvement in the financial situation of North East households, this fourth edition of our Deadline to the Breadline report exposes the harsh reality that many households in this region are on the brink and just weeks away from becoming reliant upon family, friends or the state.

Average family edging closer to financial brink

Dr Andrew Bradstock, secretary for church and society at the United Reformed Church, said: "Breadline Question Time will offer the opportunity to raise awareness about food poverty and explore what is actually happening in our communities." The debate will pose key questions asking whether food banks are a permanent answer for food poverty and whether the Government can be doing more to address the factors such as housing benefit cuts and council tax rises which are allegedly causing this food poverty crisis in Wales.

Food banks up for debate

Households in the West Midlands are the most vulnerable, with a 'deadline to breadline' of only seven days.

19 days before cash runs out; pound NOTES

WELL, Seven Days On The Breadline is finally Hovis - sorry, I mean "over".

You don't always get what you knead... nathanbevan E-mail: nathan.bevan@walesonline.co.uk IF IT'S ON HE'S ON IT - TV THAT IS

The latest is the ITV1 series 7 Days On The Breadline, in which Keith Allen, Mel B, Austin Healey and Trinny Woodall get to live with ordinary folk.

MORE celebrities popping up [...]

7 Days On Dizzee the Rascal: Breadline Video Exclusive (9pm) Three-part series in which four celebrities live for a week on a council estate.

Pick of the Day

The 33-year-old singer is now living in a house with a broken window, a dilapidated front door and a junkyard like garden for the new ITV1 show 7 Days On The Breadline, reports the Sun.

Mel B lives modest life for reality show

In 1991, I was a down-and-outer in a moody Depression breadline. Both were firsthand experiences of George's literal shaping of bodies: Much more so than other artists characterized under the rubric of Pop, George was always deeply interested in human physicality (as evidenced in the current traveling survey of his work).

Casting call: Martin Friedman on George Segal

THE BEDRAGGLED MEN IN A SHUFFLING BREADLINE are frozen forever in bronze at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington.

Our social insecurity complex: Catholics are called to account for the common good, not just personal retirement

There are now a total of 14.3 million people below the breadline, 67% in working homes.

4.1m children now living in poverty in UK

As Channel 5 prepares to screen Breadline Brummies tonight as part of its On Benefits season, Dee said: "Sometimes I think: 'Oh my God, here we go again'.

White Dee: I've had my fill of TV shows about... BENEFITS; News

MYLEENE KLASS: SINGLE MUMS ON BENEFITS ITV, 9.00pm The musician investigates the truth about single mothers who receive benefits and asks whether it really is an easy life, or more a case of a living on the breadline. Single parent Myleene Klass talks to self-proclaimed "Welfare Queen" Marie Buchanan, an unemployed single mother of eight children who caused outrage when she publicly declared her PS26,000 benefits weren't enough.

BEST OF THE BOX

With over-65s included, the overall average "deadline to the breadline" is still only 26 days.

Families 'on brink of taking handouts'

词组	breadline
释义	breadline be on the breadline To be very poor, as if one could (or does) rely on food donations to survive. A "breadline" is a line of people seeking food distributed by a charitable or government agency. If I don't make a big sale this week, my family will be on the breadline. Sure, we have money now, but my grandmother grew up in a family that was on the breadline and lived in public housing. See also: breadline, on below the breadline Said of one who is impoverished. The "breadline" is a line of people awaiting the distribution of food from a charity. Yeah, I'm still looking for work, but at least I'm not below the breadline. See also: below, breadline on the breadline Extremely poor, as if one could (or does) rely on food donations to survive. A "breadline" is a line of people seeking food distributed by a charitable or government agency in the United States, particularly in the 19th and early 20th centuries. If I don't make a big sale this week, my family will be on the breadline in no time. My grandmother was on the breadline throughout her childhood, so she doesn't have much patience for kids complaining about what latest gadget their missing out on. See also: breadline, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. on the breadline People who are living on the breadline are extremely poor. Too many men have children and then forget about them — leaving the children and the mothers living on the breadline. They should be stripped of everything they own but the bare essentials. Let them feel what it is like to be on the breadline. Note: You can use the breadline to mean a level of income where it is just possible to live. Obviously I'd want to earn enough to keep me above the breadline. Families scraping a living on low incomes and benefits are already living below the breadline. Note: In times of hardship, particularly in the 19th century in the United States, poor people used to line up outside bakeries or soup kitchens for free or very cheap bread. See also: breadline, on Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. on the ˈbreadline very poor: Most of the unemployed in this area are on the breadline.In North America, a breadline was a queue of poor people waiting to receive free food from the government. See also: breadline, on Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary below the breadline Extremely poor. See also: below, breadline on the breadline Dependent on public donations of food. See also: breadline, on American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: be on the breadline on the breadline McD McD’s McD's McDuck McDuck’s McDuck's Mickey D’s Mickey D's References in periodicals archive That figure rises to 30% of children, meaning 4.1 million are living below the breadline. Nearly one in four Brummies still living in poverty - with children hardest hit; Government data released today shows 1.4 million people across the region were living in relative poverty between 2015/16 and 2017/18 The average worker would be just 32 days from the breadline if their income stopped, while employees in Yorkshire would be 34 days away and those in the north east 33 days away. Survey says workers in Yorkshire are just days away from breadline Mark Holweger, managing director at Legal & General, said: "While it's heartening to see an improvement in the financial situation of North East households, this fourth edition of our Deadline to the Breadline report exposes the harsh reality that many households in this region are on the brink and just weeks away from becoming reliant upon family, friends or the state. Average family edging closer to financial brink Dr Andrew Bradstock, secretary for church and society at the United Reformed Church, said: "Breadline Question Time will offer the opportunity to raise awareness about food poverty and explore what is actually happening in our communities." The debate will pose key questions asking whether food banks are a permanent answer for food poverty and whether the Government can be doing more to address the factors such as housing benefit cuts and council tax rises which are allegedly causing this food poverty crisis in Wales. Food banks up for debate Households in the West Midlands are the most vulnerable, with a 'deadline to breadline' of only seven days. 19 days before cash runs out; pound NOTES WELL, Seven Days On The Breadline is finally Hovis - sorry, I mean "over". You don't always get what you knead... nathanbevan E-mail: nathan.bevan@walesonline.co.uk IF IT'S ON HE'S ON IT - TV THAT IS The latest is the ITV1 series 7 Days On The Breadline, in which Keith Allen, Mel B, Austin Healey and Trinny Woodall get to live with ordinary folk. MORE celebrities popping up [...] 7 Days On Dizzee the Rascal: Breadline Video Exclusive (9pm) Three-part series in which four celebrities live for a week on a council estate. Pick of the Day The 33-year-old singer is now living in a house with a broken window, a dilapidated front door and a junkyard like garden for the new ITV1 show 7 Days On The Breadline, reports the Sun. Mel B lives modest life for reality show In 1991, I was a down-and-outer in a moody Depression breadline. Both were firsthand experiences of George's literal shaping of bodies: Much more so than other artists characterized under the rubric of Pop, George was always deeply interested in human physicality (as evidenced in the current traveling survey of his work). Casting call: Martin Friedman on George Segal THE BEDRAGGLED MEN IN A SHUFFLING BREADLINE are frozen forever in bronze at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington. Our social insecurity complex: Catholics are called to account for the common good, not just personal retirement There are now a total of 14.3 million people below the breadline, 67% in working homes. 4.1m children now living in poverty in UK As Channel 5 prepares to screen Breadline Brummies tonight as part of its On Benefits season, Dee said: "Sometimes I think: 'Oh my God, here we go again'. White Dee: I've had my fill of TV shows about... BENEFITS; News MYLEENE KLASS: SINGLE MUMS ON BENEFITS ITV, 9.00pm The musician investigates the truth about single mothers who receive benefits and asks whether it really is an easy life, or more a case of a living on the breadline. Single parent Myleene Klass talks to self-proclaimed "Welfare Queen" Marie Buchanan, an unemployed single mother of eight children who caused outrage when she publicly declared her PS26,000 benefits weren't enough. BEST OF THE BOX With over-65s included, the overall average "deadline to the breadline" is still only 26 days. Families 'on brink of taking handouts'
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