meal ticket

At first I used a credit card arranged after the order of a meal ticket.

Even you, Kate, used to pass the leather on when Jim pinched one, which was doing your share in buying your meal ticket.

Waster was Leather-head's meal ticket, dicky knees and all, till he threw a splint.

For he had said frankly that when he received his discharge from the Army he would have to dig up a job to get a meal ticket.

He meant to ask for a meal ticket, but the seemingly proper moment never came, and he decided to pay himself that night.

You've been down there, and that goes for a meal ticket with me!

Then I thought about my meal ticket and looked worriedly around the room.

Now worked around the Army Hotel and received in return his bed and one meal ticket a day.

While I was looking around here I took on anything that would furnish a meal ticket.

I note by the papers that you have served your bit and are now out again digging around for your own meal ticket.