Choose the meaning of the idiom "keep the wolf from the door".

to have just enough money to avoid hungerCorrect answerYour answerto guard the houseCorrect answerYour answerto keep strangers awayCorrect answerYour answerto become richCorrect answerYour answer

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To keep the wolf from the door is to earn just enough to avoid going hungry.

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Guard the house takes "wolf" and "door" literally.

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Choose the meaning of the idiom "keep the wolf from the door".

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