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hand-to-mouth existence
noun as in poverty line
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There followed three similar years of a hand-to-mouth existence, the privations of which he endured in silence.
It was certainly a hand-to-mouth existence so far as the daily manna was concerned.
For the poor ryot it is a miserable hand-to-mouth existence when crops are poor.
Room 39, where they lived a sort of hand-to-mouth existence, was always untidy and always noisy.
In spite of the enthusiasm of the conductor and the skill and talent of the orchestra, the society led a hand-to-mouth existence.
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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hand-to-mouth existence, such as: bare existence, breadline, mere existence, pauperism, poverty trap, and subsistence level.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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