To live from hand to mouth
Жить по принципу из руки да в рот (т. е. что заработал, то съел).
Жить из кулака в рот. Жить впроголодь. Еле сводить концы с концами.
Другие пословицы:
- With time and patience the leaf of the mulberry becomes satin
- To be up to the ears in love
- Time cures all things
- Life is not all cakes and ale (beer and skittles)
- Life is but a span
- To be head over ears in debt
- Company in distress makes trouble less
- Time and tide wait for no man
- Happiness takes no account of time
- Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open
- While there is life there is hope
- A close mouth catches no flies
- Hungry bellies have no ears
- Better die standing than live kneeling
- Get a name to rise early, and you may lie all day