hand to mouth

Definitions

In a hand-to-mouth manner.

not-comparable

Examples

“2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text Hundreds of thousands of Syrians shelter⟳ beneath UN canvas in Jordan. In the irrigated fields of As Safi, these refugees survive⟳ hand to mouth, picking tomatoes for $11 a day.”

“Don’t abuse a laborer who is destitute and needy, whether he is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner living in your land⟳ and in your city. Pay⟳ him at the end⟳ of each workday; he’s living from hand to mouth and needs it now. If you hold⟳ back his pay⟳, he’ll protest⟳ to GOD and you’ll have⟳ sin on your books.”

“"Meanwhile, we are sitting here starving. Let's not beat⟳ about the bush - we are absolutely living hand to mouth now on TfL.”

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