widow's cruse

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von widow's cruse im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

An inexhaustible supply, oftentimes of something that appears meager

Thus profits, as a source of capital increment for entrepreneurs, are a widow's cruse which remains undepleted however much of them may be devoted to riotous living.

Türkische aussprache

wîdōz kruz

Aussprache

/ˈwədōz ˈkro͞oz/ /ˈwɪdoʊz ˈkruːz/

Etymologie

() From the widow's cruse of oil that miraculously supplies Elijah during a famine (I Kings 17:8–16).