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HAND-TO-MOUTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hand-to-mouth mean?
• HAND-TO-MOUTH (adjective)
The adjective HAND-TO-MOUTH has 1 sense:
1. providing only bare essentials
Familiarity information: HAND-TO-MOUTH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Providing only bare essentials
Context example:
a hand-to-mouth existence
Similar:
meager; meagerly; meagre; scrimpy; stingy (deficient in amount or quality or extent)
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