meal ticket

Example Sentences

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I went back to law school on my way out of my first marriage because I needed a meal ticket.

From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023

While the Goolds lost all their money at the roulette tables, they thought they had found a meal ticket in Danish widow Emma Levin in 1907.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2022

She encountered her promoter, King, sitting by himself after watching his meal ticket chomp his career into pieces.

From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2022

He said, “Son, you know what? You’ve got a meal ticket for life here.”

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022

Artemis would not risk causing brain damage to his meal ticket, nor could he afford to reveal the Book as the source of his information.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer