from the door

straight-forward and no nonsense

yo, look, something went down. from the door? ima handle dat.

by MichaelPrism September 27, 2007

keep the wolf from the door

have enough money to avert hunger or starvation (used hyperbolically).

"I work part-time to pay the mortgage and keep the wolf from the door"

by Jmh123 May 13, 2018