a meal ticket

someone or something that you use as a way of getting regular amounts of money for the rest of your life Gone are the days when a university degree was a meal ticket for life.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marian (1)	MER-ee-ən, MAR-ee-ən	English
Aabraham	AH:B-rah-hahm	Finnish
Ithai	i-THAY-ie (English)	Biblical
Linos	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Clement	['klemənt]
Balendin	-	Basque