English Dictionary

on the street

prep_phrase

(idiomatic) Without a home; without the means to afford good shelter. / (idiomatic) In actual practice, as opposed to in a laboratory, classroom, etc.

He was living on the street for months before finding a shelter.

意味（1）

(idiomatic) Without a home; without the means to afford good shelter.

We haven't been able to pay rent for five months. Next month we'll be on the street.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) In actual practice, as opposed to in a laboratory, classroom, etc.

But to work on the street is clearly quite different from working the street.