- live hand to mouth
- live (from) hand to mouth
to have just enough money to live on and nothing extra.
My father earned very little and there were four of us kids so we lived from hand to mouth.
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hand-to-mouth — also hand to mouth ADJ GRADED A hand to mouth existence is a way of life in which you have hardly enough food or money to live on. Unloved and uncared for, they live a meaningless hand to mouth existence. ADV: ADV after v Hand to mouth is also an … English dictionary
live from hand to mouth — {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… … Dictionary of American idioms
live from hand to mouth — {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… … Dictionary of American idioms
live from hand to mouth — live (from) hand to mouth to have just enough money to live on and nothing extra. My father earned very little and there were four of us kids so we lived from hand to mouth … New idioms dictionary
hand-to-mouth — live (from) hand to mouth to have just enough money to live on and nothing extra. Low wages mean a hand to mouth existence for many people. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
live from hand to mouth — live on little money Her brother is an artist and has to live from hand to mouth because he has no money … Idioms and examples
live from hand to mouth — phrase to have just enough money or food to stay alive Thesaurus: to have just enough moneysynonym Main entry: live … Useful english dictionary
hand-to-mouth — adj if you have a hand to mouth existence, you have only just enough money and food to live … Dictionary of contemporary English
hand-to-mouth — adjective, adverb with just enough money or food to live on: a hand to mouth existence … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
live (from) hand to mouth — live (from) ˌhand to ˈmouth idiom to spend all the money you earn on basic needs such as food without being able to save any money Main entry: ↑liveidiom … Useful english dictionary
