put food on the table

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put food on the table

To earn enough money to provide the basic necessities for oneself and (often) one's family. With my hours at work being cut so dramatically, I just don't know how I'll be able to put food on the table. At the end of the day, as long as I'm putting food on the table, I don't care what kind of career I have.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Samuel	SAM-yoo-əl (English), SAM-yəl (English), sah-MWEL (Spanish), SAH-moo-el (Swedish, Finnish)	English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Swedish, Norwegian, Dani
Iskra	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian
Briseida	-	Literature
Cuthbert	KUTH-burt	English (Rare)
Ashlea	ASH-lee	English (Modern)
Root	[ru:t]