three squares | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Threesquare meals, understood as acomplete,satisfying, andnourishingregimenoffoodtaken over the course of a day.1983February 2,Garrison Keillor, “A Return to Basics: Mealtime without Guilt”, inNew York Times‎[1], retrieved4 January 2021:Out there in Breughel, N.D., surrounded by an ocean of durum wheat, we gotthree squaresa day, piled our plates and criedYes!to seconds.1999July 20, David Usborne, “Corporate Profile: The Pepsi regeneration”, inIndependent‎[2], retrieved4 January 2021:"We have a more than 50 per cent market share in the US and there is room to grow, especially internationally," said Frito-Lay Vice President, Lynn Markley. "People are beginning to snack more instead of having their oldthree squaresa day."2010October 25, Art Carey, “Constant eating helps senior lose weight”, inThe Star‎[3], retrieved4 January 2021:Kay, 79, who lives in Philadelphia's Society Hill Towers, has completely forsaken the conventionalthree squaresa day. Instead, he eats 15 to 20 times a day, grazing and nibbling in the manner of our ancestors.

Examples:

EN: I get my three squares a day.
ES: Tampoco te creas. Tengo tres comidas al día.
EN: For some girls, that's a mink coat and a million dollars, and with others it's three squares a day and a roof over your head.
ES: Para algunas chicas, eso es un abrigo de visón y un millón de dólares, y para otras son tres comidas al día y un techo sobre tu cabeza.
EN: I'm talkin' about a job that'll give me a white shirt... and a black tie and three squares.
ES: Hablo de un trabajo con el que tendré... una camisa blanca... una corbata negra y tres comidas al día.
EN: three squares to the right, white rook... always up, there... OK
ES: Torre de Dama tres casillas a tu derecha quédate ahí muy bien.
EN: There is a streetcar... three squares down... goes straight to the ghetto.
ES: Hay un tranvía, al final de la calle. que lleva directamente al gheto.
EN: Take three squares and talk no more.
ES: Tomad tres cuatrines y no se hable más.
EN: You know, three squares, a place to hang your hat.
ES: Ud. Sabe, tiene tres patios y un lugar donde colgar el sombrero.
EN: Simulated surroundings, three squares a day.
ES: Naturaleza simulada, tres comidas al día.
EN: Do you think I worked at Riata for three squares and 50 bucks a month?
ES: ¿Crees que trabajé en Riata por tres comidas y 50 dólares al mes?
EN: Yeah, well, it ain't Miami Beach. But you got hot showers, three squares a day, and a roof over you that don't leak.
ES: Bueno, no es Miami Beach, pero tienes duchas calientes tres comidas al día y un techo que no gotea.
EN: -lt's three squares and a cot.
ES: -Tres comidas y alojamiento.
EN: Have three squares on me.
ES: - Cena tres veces por mi cuenta.
EN: We get three squares a day working for the government, and a roof over our heads.
ES: Nos pagan tres veces al día trabajando para el gobierno y un techo sobre nuestras cabezas.
EN: Just three squares will do it.
ES: Con tres cuadritos me alcanza.
EN: I'm sorry, I don't have three squares.
ES: No tengo tres cuadritos.

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