meal ticket

Example Sentences

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A combination of good relationships, opportunity and Ireland being a minor meal ticket for famous pros on the downswing played a role in bringing one of the greats to the League of Ireland.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

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

She needs trustworthy people around her who work for her and don’t see her as a meal ticket.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 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

“That means they’re not on the meal ticket, then.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt