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wolf at the door

wolf at the door noun: poverty, hunger, or financial trouble that is threatening someone.

Noun

wolf at the door

  1. poverty, hunger, or financial trouble that is threatening someone
  2. something imminently threatening in general

Questions about wolf at the door

What does wolf at the door mean?
Wolf at the door means poverty, hunger, or financial trouble that is threatening someone.
What part of speech is wolf at the door?
Wolf at the door is a noun.

Words near wolf at the door in the dictionary

  1. wole
  2. Woleai
  3. Woleaian
  4. Woleaians
  5. wolf
  6. wolf at the door
  7. wolf back
  8. wolf bean
  9. wolf beans
  10. wolf call
  11. wolf calls

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