The pauper was begging for a living.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

The study has been walled off from the living room.

The exchange of heated argument continued for hours.

Things did not go as he had expected and he ended up as a beggar.

His commanding appearance [presence] put us all in awe of him.

I was at a loss how to reply to this telling thrust.

The salary I got for the first time was mere chicken feed.

Slaves make a life for themselves.

The widow picks up a scanty livelihood by needlework.

Small eaters are said to live long.

Naoki was poor and lived in a small cabin.

Naoki was poor and lived in a cabin.

Naoki was poor and lived in a hut.

The muddy stream washed away the people together with their houses.

I had my wallet stolen while I was off my guard.

The smog persisted throughout the day.

It ended in a quarrel.

The painter lived the life of a pauper.

Life was hard for the tenderfeet.

Our house was robbed [broken into] while we were away.

People got alarmed at the outbreak of cholera.

The budget for education was drastically cut.

I was in at the death.

The scandal was being whispered about throughout the city.

The trenchers had a short rest.

The lost article was restored to its owner.

The samurai lived in contented poverty.

The prisoners of war were watching for a chance to escape.

practicing beggary

I felt relieved [much better] when I was fired by the company I had hated working for.

The sale was a big success with people [customers] thronging in.