the wolf is at the door

phrase

Poverty or financial trouble is threatening someone.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. Poverty or financial trouble is threatening someone.
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APA

the wolf is at the door. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20wolf%20is%20at%20the%20door

MLA

“the wolf is at the door.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20wolf%20is%20at%20the%20door. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the wolf is at the door,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20wolf%20is%20at%20the%20door.

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