Question

Keep the Wolf from the Door to keep from suffering poverty or starvation

Accepted Answer

He got two extra jobs just to keep the wolf from the door. Wolves have always been extremely hungry, hunting animals. People are rightfully afraid of the big, bad wolf. Poverty and starvation are as scary as a wolf. Since the 16th century, people have been saying that if you have just enough to get by, you're "keeping the wolf from the door." A related idiom is "keep body and soul together."

Idiom	Keep the Wolf from the Door
Example	He got two extra jobs just to keep the wolf from the door.
Meaning	to keep from suffering poverty or starvation
Origin	Wolves have always been extremely hungry, hunting animals. People are rightfully afraid of the big, bad wolf. Poverty and starvation are as scary as a wolf. Since the 16th century, people have been saying that if you have just enough to get by, you're "keeping the wolf from the door." A related idiom is "keep body and soul together."

Wolf Door Poverty Starvation People Extra Jobs Suffering