hand to mouth Идиома
from hand to mouth
poor, spending every cent on necessities They lived from hand to mouth, never enjoying luxury or travel.
hand to mouth
(See from hand to mouth)
live from hand to mouth
live on very little money My friend has been living from hand to mouth since he lost his job.
live hand to mouth
only earn enough money for food: "After he lost his job, he had to live hand to mouth for a couple of months."
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v. phr. To live on little money and spend it as fast as it comes in; live without saving for the future; have just enough.
Mr. Johnson got very little pay, and the family lived from hand to mouth when he had no job. These Indians live from hand to mouth on berries, nuts, and roots.
hand to mouth, from
hand to mouth, from With only the bare essentials, existing precariously. For example,
After she lost her job she was living from hand to mouth. This expression alludes to eating immediately whatever is at hand. [c. 1500]
hand-to-mouth
Having, providing, or characterized by the bald minimum of money, food, or assets to survive, with little or annihilation abroad to spare. I adore actuality a academy student, but I'm so ailing of this hand-to-mouth lifestyle.