live paycheck to paycheck

动词 v.
英 /lɪv ˈpeɪtʃɛk tə ˈpeɪtʃɛk/    美 /lɪv ˈpeɪtʃɛk tə ˈpeɪtʃɛk/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To have the entirety of one's earnings consumed by living expenses, thus having nothing left over to save; to make just enough (money, etc.) to survive; to scratch by. US,idiomatic
    — But what does all this mean for the men and women who live from paycheck to paycheck? Prices have skyrocketed to boost the cost of living for the worker to about double the pre-war level.

词形变化

lives paycheck to paycheck present,singular,third-person living paycheck to paycheck participle,present lived paycheck to paycheck participle,past lived paycheck to paycheck past live paycheque to paycheque alternative live from paycheck to paycheck alternative

词源

A reference to a person fully expending the entire earnings of their paycheck and not having anything left prior to receiving their next paycheck.
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