eating the bread of idleness

A form of eat the bread of idleness — To eat or consume food that one has not worked for or personally earned.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of eat the bread of idleness
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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