hand-to-mouthadj.n.adv.

Brit.

/ˌhan(d)təˈmaʊθ/, U.S.

/ˌhæn(d)təˈmaʊθ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., to prep., mouth n.

Etymology: < hand n. + to prep. + mouth n., after from hand to mouth at hand n. Phrases 6d.

A. adj.

Satisfying only one's immediate needs, esp. because of lack of money; involving or based on the immediate consumption or disposal of goods as soon as they are obtained, and unable to provide for the future.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [adjective] > thriftless > for the future

improvident1589

improvidential1712

hand-to-mouth1748

society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > waste of money or extravagance > [adjective] > extravagant or spendthrift (of persons)

fool-largec1325

costlewa1387

costly?1555

improvident1589

spenseful1600

expenseful1605

spendthrift1607

spendful1611

dingthrifty1615

impendious1623

spendthrifty1642

expensive1650

extravagant1711

hand-to-mouth1748

spendy1911

the mind > possession > poverty > [adjective] > poor > somewhat

poorish1657

hand-to-mouth1883

struggling1892

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xxxiii. 173 Contented with hand-to-mouth conveniencies, and not aiming to live better to-morrow, than he does to-day.

1861 W. G. Clark in F. Galton Vacation Tourists & Trav. 1860 10 The hand-to-mouth purblind policy of your Government.

1883 H. M. Hyndman Hist. Basis Socialism v The growth..of the proletariat or hand-to-mouth wage-earners.

1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey ii. ii, in Mod. Comedy (1929) 97 This hand-to-mouth existence which kept her husband thin as a rail, tired as a rook.

1948 V. Palmer Golconda iii. 19 Leave that piddling hand-to-mouth work to the gougers! Real mining was a long-range business.

1986 Heritage Outlook Jan. 1/2 So much is just hand-to-mouth response to problems as they arise.

2005 Daily Tel. 18 Apr. 19/1 His milieu was the questing, rootless, twilit world of pubs, rooming-houses and hand-to-mouth living.

B. n.

A hand-to-mouth economic system, lifestyle, etc.; lack of provision for the future.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > waste of money or extravagance > [noun]

overflowingnessOE

fool-largessec1405

fool-largec1450

improvidencec1450

wastry1645

extravagancy1666

extravagance1727

thriftlessness1817

hand-to-mouth1835

spendthriftism1862

imprevision1883

banging1897

spendthriftiness1950

grasshoppering1956

1835 Farmer's Mag. Oct. 320/1 The whole trade is, in fact, conducted on the system of ‘hand to mouth’.

1864 Ld. Tennyson Enoch Arden in Enoch Arden, etc. 7 Low miserable lives of hand-to-mouth.

1918 Mich. Manufacturer & Financial Rec. 6 Apr. 20 The doctrine of hand-to-mouth.

1999 C. B. Stanford Hunting Apes (2001) 27 Hand to mouth is the rule.

C. adv.

In a hand-to-mouth manner; in a way that satisfies or meets present needs only, with no provision for the future. Esp. in to live hand-to-mouth. Cf. from hand to mouth at hand n. Phrases 6d.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [adverb] > thriftlessly > for the future

unprovidently1565

hand-to-mouth1846

improvidently1868

1846 Daily News 28 Oct. 3/4 Reflecting for a moment..upon the men, women, and children, who are pent up in the confined and unhealthy bye-streets..of Edinburgh and Glasgow; upon the six days of labour, living hand to mouth.

1887 Belgravia Feb. 442 The bridegroom was a young artist still living hand to mouth.

1955 Analysts Jrnl. 11 54/1 Poor folks have to live hand to mouth.

1983 Black Enterprise Oct. 37/1 Williams (and two partners he took on) survived hand-to-mouth at first.

1992 Economist 6 June 23/2 Honduras, though still impoverished, is no longer living hand-to-mouth on international aid.

2010 Wilts. & Glouc. Standard (Nexis) 11 June The future of a social group for the elderly that was existing ‘hand to mouth’ has been secured by a grant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hand-to-mouth
释义	hand-to-mouthadj.n.adv. Brit. /ˌhan(d)təˈmaʊθ/, U.S. /ˌhæn(d)təˈmaʊθ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., to prep., mouth n. Etymology: < hand n. + to prep. + mouth n., after from hand to mouth at hand n. Phrases 6d. A. adj. Satisfying only one's immediate needs, esp. because of lack of money; involving or based on the immediate consumption or disposal of goods as soon as they are obtained, and unable to provide for the future. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [adjective] > thriftless > for the future improvident1589 improvidential1712 hand-to-mouth1748 society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > waste of money or extravagance > [adjective] > extravagant or spendthrift (of persons) fool-largec1325 costlewa1387 costly?1555 improvident1589 spenseful1600 expenseful1605 spendthrift1607 spendful1611 dingthrifty1615 impendious1623 spendthrifty1642 expensive1650 extravagant1711 hand-to-mouth1748 spendy1911 the mind > possession > poverty > [adjective] > poor > somewhat poorish1657 hand-to-mouth1883 struggling1892 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. xxxiii. 173 Contented with hand-to-mouth conveniencies, and not aiming to live better to-morrow, than he does to-day. 1861 W. G. Clark in F. Galton Vacation Tourists & Trav. 1860 10 The hand-to-mouth purblind policy of your Government. 1883 H. M. Hyndman Hist. Basis Socialism v The growth..of the proletariat or hand-to-mouth wage-earners. 1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey ii. ii, in Mod. Comedy (1929) 97 This hand-to-mouth existence which kept her husband thin as a rail, tired as a rook. 1948 V. Palmer Golconda iii. 19 Leave that piddling hand-to-mouth work to the gougers! Real mining was a long-range business. 1986 Heritage Outlook Jan. 1/2 So much is just hand-to-mouth response to problems as they arise. 2005 Daily Tel. 18 Apr. 19/1 His milieu was the questing, rootless, twilit world of pubs, rooming-houses and hand-to-mouth living. B. n. A hand-to-mouth economic system, lifestyle, etc.; lack of provision for the future. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > waste of money or extravagance > [noun] overflowingnessOE fool-largessec1405 fool-largec1450 improvidencec1450 wastry1645 extravagancy1666 extravagance1727 thriftlessness1817 hand-to-mouth1835 spendthriftism1862 imprevision1883 banging1897 spendthriftiness1950 grasshoppering1956 1835 Farmer's Mag. Oct. 320/1 The whole trade is, in fact, conducted on the system of ‘hand to mouth’. 1864 Ld. Tennyson Enoch Arden in Enoch Arden, etc. 7 Low miserable lives of hand-to-mouth. 1918 Mich. Manufacturer & Financial Rec. 6 Apr. 20 The doctrine of hand-to-mouth. 1999 C. B. Stanford Hunting Apes (2001) 27 Hand to mouth is the rule. C. adv. In a hand-to-mouth manner; in a way that satisfies or meets present needs only, with no provision for the future. Esp. in to live hand-to-mouth. Cf. from hand to mouth at hand n. Phrases 6d. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [adverb] > thriftlessly > for the future unprovidently1565 hand-to-mouth1846 improvidently1868 1846 Daily News 28 Oct. 3/4 Reflecting for a moment..upon the men, women, and children, who are pent up in the confined and unhealthy bye-streets..of Edinburgh and Glasgow; upon the six days of labour, living hand to mouth. 1887 Belgravia Feb. 442 The bridegroom was a young artist still living hand to mouth. 1955 Analysts Jrnl. 11 54/1 Poor folks have to live hand to mouth. 1983 Black Enterprise Oct. 37/1 Williams (and two partners he took on) survived hand-to-mouth at first. 1992 Economist 6 June 23/2 Honduras, though still impoverished, is no longer living hand-to-mouth on international aid. 2010 Wilts. & Glouc. Standard (Nexis) 11 June The future of a social group for the elderly that was existing ‘hand to mouth’ has been secured by a grant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.adv.1748
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