keep the wolf (wolves) from the door
keep the wolf (wolves) from the door {v. phr.}
To avoid hunger, poverty, and/or creditors.
"I don't like my job," Mike complained, "but I must do something to keep the wolves from the door."
Compare: KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER.
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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