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Involving immediate consumption (especially of food) with no provision for the future; having barely enough to survive, in poverty

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hand-to-mouth

Source Word

hand-to-mouth

Adjective

Involving immediate consumption (especially of food) with no provision for the future; having barely enough to survive, in poverty

Japanese Meaning

将来への備えがなく、目先の消費に追われる生活状態 / 日々の生存がかろうじて成立する、貧困状態であること / 今日暮らしで、長期的な計画や余裕がない状態

仕事を失ってから彼は将来の備えのない、その場しのぎの生活に陥り、稼いだ分の食べ物をその都度買うだけでまったく貯金ができなかった。

Sense（1）

Involving immediate consumption (especially of food) with no provision for the future; having barely enough to survive, in poverty