three squares and a flop adjective three hot meals a day and a place to sleep US
You got the right idea, boy: stay on the government tit. Why not? Three squares and a flop, nothing to do, free medical care, free trips, plenty of time off, and a pension when you’re ready to hang up the gloves! — Max Shulman, RallyRoundtheFlag,Boys!, p. 208, 1957