hand-to-mouth
/ˌhænd tə ˈmaʊθ/adjective
उच्चारण हैन्ड ट माउथ
रोज़ कमाकर रोज़ खाने वाला, तंगहाली का
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adjective
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[only before noun]
having only just enough money to buy food and other things you need, with nothing left to save
रोज़ कमाकर रोज़ खाने वाला, तंगहाली का
- Many daily-wage workers lead a hand-to-mouth existence.
- a hand-to-mouth life
¶Idioms 1
live from hand to mouth
to spend all the money you earn on food and other basic needs, with nothing left to save
रोज़ कुआँ खोदना और रोज़ पानी पीना, बड़ी तंगी में गुज़ारा करना
- After losing his job, the family lived from hand to mouth.
- Most farm labourers still live from hand to mouth.
§Grammar and usage
To live from hand to mouth means to have just enough money to survive, which is close to the Hindi saying about digging a well every day to drink water.
Live from hand to mouth का अर्थ है बस जीने लायक पैसा होना, जो हिंदी कहावत 'रोज़ कुआँ खोदना और रोज़ पानी पीना' के क़रीब है।