keep the wolf from the door उदाहरण वाक्य

The astronomical sum paid for this secretary by an anonymous private collector, which follows an all-time $ 12.1 million record three years ago at Christie's for another Newport secretary by the same Quaker family, illustrates how the best decorative arts are gaining the same respect accorded fine paintings, even if such status was the last thing on the minds of their makers when they were struggling to keep the wolf from the door.