How to Pronounce "hand to mouth"
expression
HAND-tuh-MOWTH
HAND-too-MOWTH
Definition
Living with just enough money or resources to survive, with nothing extra or saved for the future.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈhænd/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈmaʊθ
British English
hˈænd/ /tˈuː/ /mʌʊθ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
HAND-tuh-MOWTH
UK
HAND-too-MOWTH
Listen in Context
Many families in the village live hand to mouth.
He earns so little that he's always hand to mouth.
After losing her job, she started living hand to mouth.
It's hard to save when you're living hand to mouth every month.