keep the pot boiling

Meaning: (idiomatic)To maintain one's livelihood; to continue to procure the necessities of living.; (idiomatic)To continue going on actively, as in certain games.1969, Terence Reese, Albert Dormer,How to play a better game of bridge, page42:Of course, you intend to reach game eventually; on the next round you cankeep the pot boilingwith Three Diamonds.1982, David Sidney Parlett,The Penguin book of word games, page55:These are in the nature of party games intended for fun rather than competition, though part of the fun may well consist in imposing forfeits on players who fail tokeep the pot boiling.

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