meal ticket

noun

: one that serves as the ultimate source of one's income

an advanced degree was his meal ticket

Examples of meal ticket in a Sentence

a star player who is expected to be the team's meal ticket for many years An advanced degree was his meal ticket. We bought three meal tickets at the fair.

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Ya-Ya raises an eyebrow and tells her, so Eve races to a graveyard in the middle of the pouring rain, looking for help so her meal ticket doesn’t cash out on her. —

Erin Qualey, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2024 The musical grinds to a halt whenever Norma is offstage and a chorus of showbiz wannabes, clad in cargo pants and hoodies, scavenge for their next meal ticket. —

Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024 That shot’s either going to be his meal ticket or his ticket outta town. —

Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 21 Oct. 2024 Berger also pledged that Players Era’s grand ambitions for the future would not come into conflict with the NCAA’s vernal meal ticket. —

Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for meal ticket