Wolf

[alexharris]

Where does the phrase " keep the wolf from the door" come from? What other wolf sayings etc. are there.

[andy hughes]

The phrase comes from people living in isolated mountain communities. In winter, if local game was scarce, wolves would occasionally venture into yards in response to food smells, and could be heard sniffing around outside. Thus, if you keep a wolf fed, you keep him from the door, and the phrase means keeping yourself busy with enough money to feed your household.

[farishta]

a wolf in sheeps clothing.

 to cry wolf.

[farishta]

a wolf in sheeps clothing

to cry wolf