hand-to-mouth existence
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It’s still pretty much a hand-to-mouth existence for him.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023
Restless handheld cinematography and brisk, sometimes almost breathless editing, give a sense of the exhausting rhythm of Nico’s hand-to-mouth existence and the superhuman juggling act required to muster the charisma that used to come naturally.
From The Guardian ● May 11, 2020
Locked down for two months in crumbling apartments in a mob-infiltrated town north of Naples, their hand-to-mouth existence has grown even more precarious with no work, no food and no hope.
From Washington Times ● May 2, 2020
The military seemed like the only way out of a hand-to-mouth existence, so Harris enlisted in the branch that seemed least dangerous.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2019
It was but a hand-to-mouth existence which he lived, paying his way as his money came to him, and sharing the proceeds of his parish with the poor.
From He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope
