well-to-do family
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwell-to-doandfamily
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well-to-do
adjective
uk/ˌwel.təˈduː/us/ˌwel.təˈduː/
rich:
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family
noun
uk/ˈfæm.əl.i/us/ˈfæm.əl.i/
a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and ...
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(Definition ofwell-to-doandfamilyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Despite being born into a fairlywell-to-dofamily, the harsh deprivations he suffered in his youth likely planted in him feelings of alienation.
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Sarla belonged to awell-to-dofamily.
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The emergency comes along and somewell-to-dofamilycalls; on these people and offers to give £5, £10, or £20 to fix them up in their cottage.
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I do know, however, that she was born into awell-to-dofamily, and had the opportunities of constant help and companion ship.
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There was no question of lack of means in this case: the boy came from a comparativelywell-to-dofamily.
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If that quantity of milk per head is regarded as necessary for the members of awell-to-dofamilyit is equally necessary for the members of a poor family.
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Inside, they meet awell-to-dofamilyand the mayor of the prairie dog village.
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Through the analysis of everyday life for awell-to-dofamilyof the time, it brings 19th-century society to life.
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He came from awell-to-dofamilyand was not a politically relevant figure.
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Narendra, once a son of awell-to-dofamily, became one of the poorest students in his college.
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From awell-to-dofamily, she was not impressed by his wealth.
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The quality of the marble slab atop his burial vault suggests he came from awell-to-dofamilythat had loved him dearly.
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As the eighth of nine children in awell-to-dofamily, her father taught her and her siblings the value of work and humility.
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Thewell-to-dofamilyis self-absorbed and insensitive, not cruel and exploitative.
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Awell-to-dofamilymight have two or three wagons, or a group of single men traveling together might share a wagon.
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Its aim is to evoke 19th-century society by analysing the everyday life of awell-to-dofamilyof the time.
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They were awell-to-dofamily, long established in the field of medicine.
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The work depicts a once well-to-do family's eviction from their ancestral estate, because of the father's gambling debts and, doubtless, general extravagance.
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Silva was born into awell-to-dofamilyabout 1804.
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