one's livelihood
1gain one's livelihood — earn one s keep, support oneself …
2livelihood — n. to earn one s livelihood * * * [ laɪvlɪhʊd] to earn one s livelihood …
3livelihood — [n] occupation alimentation, art, bread and butter*, business, circumstances, craft, employment, game*, grind*, income, job, keep*, living, maintenance, means, nineto five*, profession, racket*, rat race*, resources, slot, source of income,… …
4One of Ours —   First edition …
5livelihood — /luyv lee hood /, n. a means of supporting one s existence, esp. financially or vocationally; living: to earn a livelihood as a tenant farmer. [bef. 1000; earlier liveliod, livelihod, alter. (by reanalysis as LIVELY + HOOD; cf. obs. livelihood… …
6One-state solution — Part of a series on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and Arab–Israeli conflict Israeli–Palestinian peace process …
7livelihood — noun thousands of people relied on that one factory for their livelihood Syn: income, source of income, means of support, living, subsistence, keep, maintenance, sustenance, nourishment, daily bread; job, work, employment, occupation, vocation;… …
8livelihood — Job, how one earns one’s living …
9livelihood — live•li•hood [[t]ˈlaɪv liˌhʊd[/t]] n. a means of supporting one s existence, esp. financially or vocationally; living • Etymology: bef. 1000; earlier liveliod, livelihod, alter. of ME livelod, OE līflād conduct of life, way of life …
10quarrel with one's bread and butter — Behave so as to endanger one s livelihood …
