hand to mouth

Adverb

not-comparable

In a hand-to-mouth manner.

Japanese Meaning

収入が不安定で、毎日の生活費に合わせて金銭管理を行う状態、すなわち一日ごとの収入でやりくりする様子。 / 貯蓄がなく、その日の収入で生活を賄う、経済的に切羽詰まった状況を指す

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After losing his job, he lived hand to mouth for several months.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

仕事を失ってから数か月、彼はその日暮らしで暮らした。

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In a hand-to-mouth manner.

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.

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