hand-to-mouth: Meaning and Definition of

hand-to-mouth

Pronunciation: (hand'tu-mouth'), [key]
— adj.
  1. offering or providing the barest livelihood, sustenance, or support; meager; precarious: a hand-to-mouth existence.
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