hostages to fortune in All languages combined

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          "ref": "2004, Larry L. Meyer, No Paltry Thing: Memoirs of a Geezer Dad, page 26",
          "text": "Stay home, keep house for my three newest hostages to fortune, and write while I waited for my modest pensions to kick in.",
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        "A man's wife, children, etc."
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  "word": "hostages to fortune"
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"hostages to fortune" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [English]