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live paycheck to paycheck
IPA(Pronunciation)
Verb
US
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
給料が入ると同時にその全てが生活費に消えてしまい、貯蓄できず厳しい生活を送る状態。 / 収入の全額が生活費に使われ、余裕がなくその都度、生活費をやりくりする状態。 / 収入がほとんど生活費に充てられ、将来のための貯蓄ができず、いつも切羽詰まった経済状況にある状態。
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(US, idiomatic) To have the entirety of what one earns consumed by living expenses, thus having nothing left over to save; make just enough (money, etc.) to survive; to scratch by.
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live paycheck to paycheck
After losing his overtime hours, he had to live paycheck to paycheck and couldn't save for an emergency.
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After losing his overtime hours, he had to live paycheck to paycheck and couldn't save for an emergency.
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