飯めしの食くい上あげ

expression, noun

losing one's livelihood; being out of work; losing one's bread and butter

Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'eating up one's rice', used to describe a situation where one loses their job or means of making a living. Often used in the phrase 飯の食い上げになる.

• 会かい社しゃが倒とう産さんして、飯めしの食くい上あげになった。

  The company went bankrupt and I lost my livelihood.

• この仕し事ごとを失うしなったら飯めしの食くい上あげだ。

  If I lose this job, I'll be out of work.