词组 | crumbs from his table |
释义 | (redirected from crumbs from his table)crumbs from (one's) tableAn insufficient or unfair amount of something provided by one when one has a sufficient or abundant amount. I know he can afford to pay me more, so I refuse to accept crumbs from his table. crumbs from the rich man's tableAn insufficient or unfair amount of something provided by one who has an abundance. I know he can afford to pay me more, so I refuse to accept crumbs from the rich man's table crumbs from someone's (or a rich man's) tablean unfair and inadequate or unsatisfactory share of something.Luke 16:21 describes the beggar Lazarus as ‘desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table’. |
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