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I . hand-to-ˈmouth ADJ

hand-to-mouth
hand-to-mouth
to lead a hand-to-mouth existence
a hand-to-mouth lifestyle

II . hand-to-ˈmouth ADV

hand-to-mouth
hand-to-mouth
to live [from] hand-to-mouth

Beispiele aus dem PONS Wörterbuch (redaktionell geprüft)

a hand-to-mouth lifestyle
to lead a hand-to-mouth existence
to live [from] hand-to-mouth

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch
The station operated largely hand-to-mouth for its first decade on the air.
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They live hand-to-mouth, always just a step or two ahead of destitution, and their interpersonal relationships are unorthodox and shocking by the standards of their society and times.
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Through the depression he lived hand-to-mouth as a traveling salesman.
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Their hand-to-mouth existence meant there were days without food.
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It is a hand-to-mouth existence; but they have got used to it, with their own small pleasures and distant dreams.
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They're going from hand-to-mouth to scratching out a living, to being able to provide nutritious food for their children.
www.irishexaminer.com
Poor hand-to-mouth households, by contrast, typically have incomes of $21,000 and no assets.
money.cnn.com
He lived from hand-to-mouth, playing in bars and cafs, passing the hat.
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Some refrain from serving chicken, as their scratching and pecking for food is unlucky, being an idiom for a hand-to-mouth existence.
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He lived a hand-to-mouth existence, never knowing where he would spend the next night.
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