hand to mouth

hand-to-mouth

(hănd′tə-mouth′)adj. Having or providing only the bare essentials: a hand-to-mouth existence.

hand to mouth adv.

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Adv.

hand to mouth - with barely enough money for immediate needs; "they lived form hand to mouth"

hand to mouth

(from) hand to mouth

With just the bare minimum of money, food, or resources to survive, with little or nothing else to spare. Usually preceded by "live." It's been pretty hand to mouth these days. If I don't find work soon, I don't know how we'll get by. With another child on the way, it looks like we'll be living from hand to mouth for the foreseeable future.See also: hand, mouth

(from) hand to mouth

satisfying only your immediate needs because of lack of money for future plans and investments. 1960 Lynne Reid Banks The L-Shaped Room I'm twenty-eight years old and I'm still living from hand to mouth like a bloody tramp. See also: hand, mouth

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hand over

noun Hand-over or Handover. A term for the passing of one or more patients from the care of one doctor or nurse to another at the end of a shift or when the patient is to be transferred to another service. Proper hand-over of acutely unwell and at-risk patients to responsible persons on the next shift reduces error and deals with critical issues in a timely manner.
During hand-over, the responsible healthcare worker informs his/her counterpart of tests ordered, management issues and evolving or resolving problems.
verb Hand over. To transfer one or more patients from the care of one doctor or nurse to another at the end of a shift, or when the patient is to transferred to another service.

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