🐺 Wolf
"Wolf at the door"
Meaning
The danger of hunger or poverty.
About the wolf
Wolves hunt in packs and are feared in folklore, which is why their idioms describe hidden danger or crying out for help too often.
Example sentence
The small job kept the wolf from the door.
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Which idiom means...
The danger of hunger or poverty.
More wolf idioms
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"A wolf in sheep's clothing"
A dangerous or dishonest person who seems kind and harmless.
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"Lone wolf"
A person who likes to do things alone.
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"Cry wolf"
To give false warnings so often that people stop believing you.
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"Keep the wolf from the door"
To have just enough money for basic needs.
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"As hungry as a wolf"
Very hungry.
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"A wolf in sheep's clothing"
A dangerous person who seems kind.