(Old fashioned) On the edge of poverty or even death. If an hungry wolf is at one’s door, the situation is dire.
Wolf at the door
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American Idioms – Idiom Wizard Lists Over 5,500 Idioms & Slang Descriptions
DEFINITION
(Old fashioned) On the edge of poverty or even death. If an hungry wolf is at one’s door, the situation is dire.
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