Idiom
meal ticket
Meaning
Someone or something that provides income or livelihood, especially as an exploited source.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He treats his famous brother like a meal ticket.”
“The struggling actor realized his wealthy partner was only interested in him as a meal ticket.”
“She eventually grew tired of being viewed merely as a meal ticket by those who only sought to profit from her professional success.”
Examples
simple
“He treats his famous brother like a meal ticket.”
contextual
“The struggling actor realized his wealthy partner was only interested in him as a meal ticket.”
complex
“She eventually grew tired of being viewed merely as a meal ticket by those who only sought to profit from her professional success.”
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