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hand-to-mouth
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describing a situation where income is just sufficient to cover basic needs
Disapproving
Informal
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most hand-to-mouth
Comparative
more hand-to-mouth
gradable
domain
finance, lifestyle, economics
Examples
Despite working full-time, the family lived a hand-to-mouth existence, struggling to cover basic expenses like rent and groceries.
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