Idiom
sing for one's supper
Meaning
To work in exchange for some reward or recompense.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You must sing for your supper if you want a free meal.”
“The intern had to sing for his supper by organizing the files before he could ask for a promotion.”
“In this competitive industry, every artist must sing for their supper by constantly producing new work to maintain their reputation.”
Examples
simple
“You must sing for your supper if you want a free meal.”
contextual
“The intern had to sing for his supper by organizing the files before he could ask for a promotion.”
complex
“In this competitive industry, every artist must sing for their supper by constantly producing new work to maintain their reputation.”
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