on the street
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on the street
phrase on the streets
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Without a home; without the means to afford good shelter.
We haven't been able to pay rent for five months. Next month we'll be on the street.
Similar: homeless, houseless, unhoused, unsheltered
- In public, including daily life and the crime that sometimes occurs there; especially, in the world of street crime and those whose daily life is immersed in it. At that time, a greenback was worth more on the street than it was at the foreign exchange office.
- In actual practice, as opposed to in a laboratory, classroom, etc. These students are eager to test their knowledge on the street instead of in the exam book.
- Working as a sex worker. Times got a little desperate and she was on the street for a while.
- Publicly known She put it on the street, so now everyone knows.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, street. The pavement markings on the street were confusing to foreigners.
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prep_phrase without a home
| Español | en la calle, sin techo, desamparado, desalojado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 无家可归 wú jiā kě guī, 在街上游荡 yóudàng |
| Português | nas ruas |
| Français | à la rue |
| Deutsch | obdachlos, auf der Straße |
| Русский | на у́лице na úlice |
| Tiếng Việt | ngoài đường |
Talk about this word "on the street." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20street. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. on the street. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20street "on the street." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20street.Cite this
@misc{on_the_street_2026,
title = {on the street},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20street},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
