释义 |
Idiom 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)
hand-to-mouthHaving, providing, or characterized by the bare minimum of money, food, or resources to survive, with little or nothing else to spare. I enjoy being a college student, but I'm so sick of this hand-to-mouth lifestyle. |