on the street

== English == === Alternative forms === on the streets === Pronunciation === === Prepositional phrase === on the street (idiomatic) Without a home; without the means to afford good shelter. Synonyms: homeless, houseless, unhoused, unsheltered 2018, The Observer, The Observer view on the budget and the decade of austerity, 28 October : Delays with universal credit have compounded the problem, pushing people into rent arrears and putting them at risk of losing their homes. And the retrenchment of services such as mental health and drug rehabilitation means that vulnerable people are more likely to find themselves on the street. (idiomatic) 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. (idiomatic) In actual practice, as opposed to in a laboratory, classroom, etc. (idiomatic) Working as a sex worker. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on,‎ the,‎ street. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ====