hand-to-mouth



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hand-to-mouth

Having, providing, or characterized by the bare minimum of money, food, or resources to survive, with little or nothing else to spare. I enjoy being a college student, but I'm so sick of this hand-to-mouth lifestyle.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Martim-Portuguese
Daniildah-nee-EELRussian
Sajjad-Arabic
BoazBO-az (English)Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Fatsanifah-TSAH-neeSouthern African, Chewa
Akilina-Russian