October 26, 2010

Idiom: live from hand to mouth

"live from hand to mouth"

Meaning: survive on very little money; have only enough money to pay for basic needs

Example: For many years, Rick's family was living from hand to mouth before they achieved financial success.


Last week's idioms:
every other
fender-bender
get on (one's) nerves
hassle (verb)
in the black