LIVE (FROM) HAND TO MOUTH

Meaning of LIVE (FROM) HAND TO MOUTH in English

to spend all the money you earn on basic needs such as food without being able to save any money

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH — living on the edge of poverty, barely making ends meet
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH — {v. phr.} To live on little money and spend it as fast as it comes in; live without saving for …
Slang English vocab
LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH — {v. phr.} To live on little money and spend it as fast as it comes in; live without saving for …
Словарь английских идиом
LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH — live on very little money My friend has been living from hand to mouth since he lost his job.
English Idioms vocab
LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH — v. phr. To live on little money and spend it as fast as it comes in; live without saving for …
American Idioms English vocabulary
LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH — жить впроголодь
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH — жить впроголодь, кое-как сводить концы с концами, жить без уверенности в будущем
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH — жить впроголодь, кое-как сводить концы с концами, жить без уверенности в будущем
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH — жить впроголодь
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH — жить впроголодь
Англо-Русский экономический словарь
LIVE FROM HAND TO MOUTH — жить впроголодь
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOUTH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIVE
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAND
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FROM — _f(r)əm, _f ə m, |främ, |frəm, _främ preposition Etymology: Middle English fram, from, from Old English; akin to Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOUTH — — mouther , n. — mouthless , adj. n. /mowth/ ; v. /mowdh/ , n. , pl. mouths /mowdhz/ , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIVE — live 1 /liv/ , v. , lived /livd/ , living . v.i. 1. to have life, as an organism; be …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAND
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOUTH — I. ˈmau̇th noun ( plural mouths ˈmau̇thz also ˈmau̇z, ˈmau̇ths; in synecdochic compounds like “blabbermouths” ths more frequently ) Usage: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIVE — I. ˈliv verb ( lived ; liv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English libban; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAND — I. ˈhand noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOUTH
Webster English vocab
LIVE — adj vivid; bright. 2. live ·noun life. 3. live ·adj having life; alive; living; not dead. 4. live ·adj imparting …
Webster English vocab
HAND — noun rate; price. 2. hand ·vi to cooperate. 3. hand ·noun a bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 4. hand …
Webster English vocab
MOUTH — [mouth] n, pl mouths often attrib [ME, fr. OE muth; akin to OHG mund mouth and perh. to L mentum …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIVE — [live] vb lived ; liv.ing [ME, fr. OE libban; akin to OHG leben to live] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAND — [hand] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG hant hand] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the terminal part …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOUTH
Britannica English vocabulary
LIVE — I live BrE AmE v lɪv ▷ lived lɪvd ▷ lives lɪvz ▷ living ˈlɪv ɪŋ II live adjective, adverb …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIVE — I . / lɪv; NAmE / verb —see also live (II) IN A PLACE 1. [ v + adv. / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOUTH — noun , verb ■ noun / maʊθ; NAmE / ( pl. mouths / maʊðz; NAmE /) PART OF FACE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAND — / hænd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the part of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROM — / frəm; strong form frɒm; NAmE frʌm; frɑːm/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of from in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOUTH — I. mouth 1 S2 W1 /maʊθ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural mouths /maʊðz/) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIVE — I. live 1 S1 W1 /lɪv/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: verb : ↑ live , ↑ outlive , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAND — I. hand 1 S1 W1 /hænd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hand , ↑ handful ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FROM — from S1 W1 /frəm; strong frɒm $ frəm strong frʌm, frɑːm/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOUTH — n. & v. --n. (pl. mouths) 1 a an external opening in the head, through which most animals admit food …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIVE — v. 1 intr. have (esp. animal) life; be or remain alive. 2 intr. (foll. by on) subsist or feed (lives …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOUTH — n. & v. n. (pl. mouths) 1 a an external opening in the head, through which most animals admit food …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIVE — adj. 1 (attrib.) that is alive; living. 2 (of a broadcast) heard or seen at the time of its performance, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIVE — v. 1 intr. have (esp. animal) life; be or remain alive. 2 intr. (foll. by on) subsist or feed (lives …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAND — n. & v. n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1 a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOUTH — n. & v. --n. (pl. mouths) 1. a an external opening in the head, through which most animals admit food …
Oxford English vocab
LIVE — 1. v. 1. intr. have (esp. animal) life; be or remain alive. 2 intr. (foll. by on) subsist or feed …
Oxford English vocab
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1. a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Oxford English vocab
FROM — prep. expressing separation or origin, followed by: 1. a person, place, time, etc., that is the starting-point of motion or …
Oxford English vocab
LIVE — I. VERB USES /lɪv/ ( lives, living, lived) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAND — I. NOUN USES AND PHRASES /hænd/ ( hands) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOUTH — Pronounced /maʊθ/ for the noun, and /maʊð/ for the verb. The form 'mouths' is pronounced /maʊðz/. ( mouthing, mouthed) Frequency: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FROM — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOUTH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIVE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ordeal at the hands of sb (= used to say who has made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FROM
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOUTH — (BODY PART) [noun] [C] - the opening in the face of a person or animal, consisting of the lips and …
Cambridge English vocab
MOUTH — See: BORN WITH A SILVER SPOON IN ONE'S MOUTH, BUTTER WOULDN'T MELT IN ONE'S MOUTH, BY WORD OF MOUTH, DOWN …
Slang English vocab
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Slang English vocab
LIVE — I. verb 1 in a place ADVERB ▪ alone ▪ together ▪ She disapproves of unmarried couples living together. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LIVE — See ↑ ALIVE 2, ↑ LIVE 1, ↑ SURVIVE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be fit to live in • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
LIVE — INDEX: 1. to live in a place 2. to start to live in a place 3. when you live in …
Longman Activator English vocab

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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