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hand-to-ˈmouth ADV

to live [from] hand-to-mouth

živeti iz rok v usta

Usage examples with hand-to-mouth

to live [from] hand-to-mouth

živeti iz rok v usta

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English

No matter what, having savings means that families who once lived hand-to-mouth are better prepared for whatever life hands them. en.wikipedia.org

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

For three years or so, the family lived hand-to-mouth on the earnings form the cabins, plus the occasional sale of a painting. en.wikipedia.org

Suddenly all those gains you made are gone, and you're right back to hand-to-mouth survival. www.pcgamesn.com

And into that hand-to-mouth world step payday loan companies... so those families end up working even more to service debts... labourlist.org

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

It was a hand-to-mouth issue every single week. www.nationalclubgolfer.com

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

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