on the streets

Meaning

1. Oxford30% of films

   without a home; outside, not in a house or other building

2. Oxford5% of films

   working as a prostitute

In the movies · 90

• Get hold of a few good beggars and put 'em out on the street.Night and the City1950
• Do you have any food in this car?Twelve Monkeys1995
• You know, you spend some years on the streets and you learn how to keep warm.The Day After Tomorrow2004
• In the tunnels, on the streets.Batman vs. Robin2015
• On the streets, in the media.The Hate U Give2018
• When have you seen cocaine on the streets?Cocaine Bear2023
• Sell it on the streets? Fuck that.Trainspotting1996
• It was even louder on the streets.Project Power2020

Learn it in full scenes

• Night and the City1950
  • Harry Pitches His Fuel Pill to Mary
  • Mary Borrows Money From Adam
  • Harry Gets the Club Rules

From the same entry

• streets ahead
• the streets are paved with gold
• up your street
• on easy street
• hit the streets
• the man in the street

More idioms

• away from home
• out of business
• how would you like it
• and so forth
• keep your head down
• put out of your mind
• a different ball game
• a fact of life
• a matter of hours
• be glued to
• be struck by
• first off