get a ration
Frequency: 7.512.5 per million words
to obtain or be given a ration
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Examples (10)
- During the war, everyone had to get a ration of food.
- The refugees hoped to get their daily ration of water.
- Each worker will get a ration of supplies for the week.
- She was eager to get her ration of coffee this morning.
- If you arrive early, you might get a larger ration.
- The soldiers were relieved to finally get their ration of warm meals.
- Due to the shortage, we could only get a small ration of fuel.
- It's difficult to get a fair ration when resources are scarce.
- Children would often get a special ration of milk during lean times.
- We had to wait in line to get our ration of bread.