begging bowl

Examples (20)

• The old man sat on the street corner, holding out his empty begging bowl.
• The school is always having to get out the begging bowl for books and basic equipment.
• In some Buddhist traditions, monks carry a begging bowl to receive alms.
• After the devastating earthquake, the nation was forced to hold out its begging bowl to the international community.
• A few coins clinked into the child's small begging bowl.
• The charity's annual fundraiser is essentially them putting out the begging bowl to fund their vital services.
• The arts foundation is tired of constantly holding out a begging bowl for government funding.
• Due to the economic crisis, the government has its begging bowl out for foreign loans.
• After the natural disaster, the nation had to extend its begging bowl to the international community.
• The local theatre company survives on a shoestring budget, constantly passing around the begging bowl for donations.
• The museum featured an ancient clay begging bowl from a forgotten monastery.
• I hate to come to you with my begging bowl again, but could I borrow some money until payday?
• He vowed his company would innovate rather than go to investors with a begging bowl every quarter.
• If the grant isn't approved, we'll have to bring out the begging bowl just to keep the project afloat.
• The prime minister stated that the country's economy was now strong enough to put away the begging bowl.
• They had hoped for self-sufficiency, but they had to rely on the begging bowl for another year.
• Her poignant photograph captured a woman's hopeful eyes above a simple wooden begging bowl.
• Must developing countries always be portrayed with a begging bowl in hand?
• Without more volunteers, the charity will have to bring out the metaphorical begging bowl once again.
• The struggling start-up is taking its begging bowl to venture capitalists for a new round of funding.