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词汇 example_english_hand-to-mouth-existence
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hand-to-mouth existence

collocation in English

meanings of hand-to-mouthand existence


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hand-to-mouth
adjective
uk /ˌhænd.təˈmaʊθ/ us /ˌhænd.təˈmaʊθ/
always spending money, eating food, etc. as soon as you get it, because you only just have enough ...
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existence
noun
uk /ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/ us /ɪɡˈzɪs.təns/
the fact of something or ...
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Examples of hand-to-mouth existence


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A hand-to-mouthexistence involved difficulty in paying his landlady and even a threatened eviction.
Their hand-to-mouthexistence has prompted last resort strategies of rural asset disposal and sale of labour on exploitative terms.
The professions who work there have a hand-to-mouthexistence.
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He painted a picture of a hand-to-mouthexistence.
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Nevertheless, up to now there have been a hand-to-mouthexistence and some doubts about the future as to which way tariffs would move.
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In very difficult circumstances, they are being forced to live a hand-to-mouthexistence.
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We cannot base our calculations merely on a sort of hand-to-mouthexistence.
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But nothing would delay that moment more than a hand-to-mouthexistence which dare not face the realities of the position.
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Far too many of our brightest scientists live a hand-to-mouthexistence on short-term contracts.
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Many pensioners—perhaps even a majority of them—are relatively well off, but many live a hand-to-mouthexistence.
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In most cases theirs is a hand-to-mouthexistence, and only rarely would the user-dealers have assets of any substantial value.
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They live a hand-to-mouthexistence and the seamen's strike has hit these crofters in the islands very hard indeed.
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On the contrary, the majority of them live what can only be described as a hand-to-mouthexistence.
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It is a hand-to-mouthexistence which is unfair to them, and it is also unfair to their drug addicts who go there.
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The project has led a hand-to-mouthexistence over the past few months.
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If allocated properly, aid has the potential to help millions of people escape a hand-to-mouthexistence.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
It is a hand-to-mouthexistence in which it is impossible to plan ahead.
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But many of the most thoughtful of the executives are getting completely "fed up" with this hand-to-mouthexistence.
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We were living a complete hand-to-mouthexistence, never quite knowing if funds would be available to pay the researcher and administrator whom we hired at a very modest salary.
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It obviously prefers a hand-to-mouthexistence.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
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