hand to mouth, from

With only the bare essentials, existing precariously. For example, After she lost her job she was living from hand to mouth. This expression alludes to eating immediately whatever is at hand. [c. 1500]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Karen (1)	KAH-ren (Danish), KER-ən (English), KAR-ən (English)	Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, German, English
Thorley	THAWR-lee	English (Rare)
Szonja	SON-yaw	Hungarian
Phoebe	FEE-bee (English)	English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical, Biblical Latin
Lumusi	-	Western African, Ewe
Auke	-	Frisian