The breadline
01
貧困ライン, 生存ライン
an informal threshold of income that marks the level at which a person or household is regarded as very poor or barely able to afford basic necessities
Idiom
例
Charities warned that cuts to benefits would push more seniors down onto the breadline.
慈善団体は、給付金の削減がより多くの高齢者を貧困ライン以下に追いやると警告した。
02
食料配給の列, 炊き出しの列
a line of people waiting to receive free food or other emergency relief distributed by a charity, agency, or community group
例
Volunteers handed out sandwiches to those standing in the breadline outside the community center.
ボランティアはコミュニティセンターの外で炊き出しの列に並んでいる人々にサンドイッチを配った。
