hand to mouth
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adj.形容詞僅夠糊口的
They live a hand-to-mouth existence, barely able to afford food.
n.名詞勉強糊口
His financial situation was hand to mouth, never knowing if he could pay the bills.
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- It was very much a kind of hand to mouth operation.
這基本上是一個非常「捉襟見肘」的營運模式。
- So it was, it was very much a kind of hand-to-mouth operation.
她有點像是迎合她們的造型，那種非常、非常單色調、線條乾淨、吊帶裙、俐落的輪廓、miniskirts。
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- He hustled table tennis in smoky-back rooms, lived hand-to-mouth early on, and thrived in off-the-books games.
這也是 Safdie 風格的快速簡稱。
- He hustled table tennis in smoky back rooms, lived hand to mouth early on and thrived in off the books games.
他曾在煙霧瀰漫的房間裡打桌球，早期過著捉襟見肘的日子，並在檯面下的比賽中蓬勃發展。
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- For workers living hand to mouth, this is not an inconvenience; it's a breaking point.
對於那些捉襟見肘的工人來說，這不是不方便；這是臨界點。
- For workers living hand to mouth, this is not an inconvenience; it's a breaking point.
對於那些捉襟見肘的工人來說，這不是不方便；這是臨界點。
