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I . hand-to-ˈmouth ADJ

hand-to-mouth

hand-to-mouth

to lead a hand-to-mouth existence

von der Hand in den Mund leben

a hand-to-mouth lifestyle

ein Leben in Armut

II . hand-to-ˈmouth ADV

hand-to-mouth

hand-to-mouth

to live [from] hand-to-mouth

von der Hand in den Mund leben

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a hand-to-mouth lifestyle

ein Leben in Armut

to live from hand to mouth

von der Hand in den Mund leben

to lead a hand-to-mouth existence

von der Hand in den Mund leben

to live [from] hand-to-mouth

von der Hand in den Mund leben

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The station operated largely hand-to-mouth for its first decade on the air. en.wikipedia.org

They live hand-to-mouth, always just a step or two ahead of destitution, and their interpersonal relationships are unorthodox and shocking by the standards of their society and times. en.wikipedia.org

Through the depression he lived hand-to-mouth as a traveling salesman. en.wikipedia.org

Their hand-to-mouth existence meant there were days without food. en.wikipedia.org

It is a hand-to-mouth existence; but they have got used to it, with their own small pleasures and distant dreams. en.wikipedia.org

They're going from hand-to-mouth to scratching out a living, to being able to provide nutritious food for their children. www.irishexaminer.com

Poor hand-to-mouth households, by contrast, typically have incomes of $21,000 and no assets. money.cnn.com

He lived from hand-to-mouth, playing in bars and cafs, passing the hat. en.wikipedia.org

Some refrain from serving chicken, as their scratching and pecking for food is unlucky, being an idiom for a hand-to-mouth existence. en.wikipedia.org

He lived a hand-to-mouth existence, never knowing where he would spend the next night. en.wikipedia.org

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