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wallet, keys, phone

wallet, keys, phone phrase: a daily checklist used to ensure a person has their essential belongings before leaving the house or stepping out of their vehicle; considered to be the core triad of modern survival.

Phrase

wallet, keys, phone

  1. (idiomatic) A daily checklist used to ensure a person has their essential belongings before leaving the house or stepping out of their vehicle; considered to be the core triad of modern survival.
    • I always have knitting. It's one of the things I take with me each and every time I leave the house. Wallet, keys, phone, and a sock-in-progress.2011, Pearl-McPhee, Stephanie, All wound up : the yarn harlot writes for a spin
    • Anyway, less clothing is better: less worry and no coat-check fee. Wallet. Keys. Phone. That's it. No watch, and only a chain and earring for jewellery. The less you have, the less you worry about.2014, Gordon, John R; Beadle-Blair, Rikki, Black and gay in the UK : an anthology, page 2014

Forms of wallet, keys, phone

alternative formkeys, wallet, phone

Questions about wallet, keys, phone

What does wallet, keys, phone mean?
Wallet, keys, phone means a daily checklist used to ensure a person has their essential belongings before leaving the house or stepping out of their vehicle; considered to be the core triad of modern survival.
What part of speech is wallet, keys, phone?
Wallet, keys, phone is a phrase.

Words near wallet, keys, phone in the dictionary

  1. wallet
  2. wallet inspector
  3. wallet inspectors
  4. wallet name
  5. wallet names
  6. wallet, keys, phone
  7. walleted
  8. walleteer
  9. walleteers
  10. walletful
  11. walletfuls

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