live from hand to mouthto have only just enough money to buy food 勉强糊口，生活拮据 We lived from hand to mouth, never knowing where the next meal was coming from. 我们日子过得紧巴巴的，从来是吃了上顿没下顿。
live from hand to mouth• Teacher To live from hand to mouth.• He lived from hand to mouth making instant resolves every time he opened his mail.
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