eat the bread of idleness

verb

To eat or consume food that one has not worked for or personally earned.

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Meanings

verbeat the bread of idleness (third-person singular simple present eats the bread of idleness, present participle eating the bread of idleness, simple past ate the bread of idleness, past participle eaten the bread of idleness)

present singular third person eats the bread of idleness · participle present eating the bread of idleness · past ate the bread of idleness · participle past eaten the bread of idleness

  1. archaicobsoletebiblicalTo eat or consume food that one has not worked for or personally earned.
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APA

eat the bread of idleness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20the%20bread%20of%20idleness

MLA

“eat the bread of idleness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20the%20bread%20of%20idleness. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eat the bread of idleness,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eat%20the%20bread%20of%20idleness.

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