| 单词 | hand to mouth |
| 释义 | (adjective) Definition with barely enough money or food to live on After I lost my job we lived a difficult hand-to-mouth existence. Synonyms insecure She was insecure about her performance at her new job. uncertain Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future. unsettled The unsettled political scene worries some investors. unsure hesitant unsure performances from all the orchestra precarious Our financial situation had become precarious. (adverb) I just can't live hand-to-mouth, it's too frightening. Synonyms in poverty precariously uncertainly by necessity on the breadline (informal) insecurely improvidently Additional synonymsin the sense of precarious Definition (of a position or situation) dangerous or insecure Our financial situation had become precarious. Synonyms insecure, dangerous, uncertain, tricky, risky, doubtful, dubious, unsettled, dodgy (British, Australian, New Zealand, informal), unstable, unsure, hazardous, shaky, hairy (slang), perilous, touch and go, dicey (informal, British), chancy (informal), built on sand, shonky (Australian, New Zealand, informal) in the sense of uncertain Definition not to be depended upon Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future. Synonyms doubtful, undetermined, unpredictable, insecure, questionable, ambiguous, unreliable, precarious, indefinite, indeterminate, incalculable, iffy (informal), changeable, indistinct, chancy (informal), unforeseeable, unsettled, unresolved, in the balance, unconfirmed, up in the air, unfixed, conjectural, sketchy (informal) in the sense of unsettled Definition lacking order or stability The unsettled political scene worries some investors. Synonyms unstable, shaky, insecure, disorderly, unsteadyNearby words of |
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