live from day to day



live from day to day

Fig. to survive on limited means one day at a time with no plans or possibilities for the future. The Simpsons just live from day to day. They never plan for the future. I can't live from day to day. I have to provide for the future.
See also: live

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ottilieo-TEE-lee-əGerman
NachoNAH-choSpanish
Ruslanroo-SLAHN (Russian)Russian, Tatar, Bashkir, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Ossetian, Cheche
Jabir-Arabic
Margauxmar-GOFrench
JonnyJAHN-eeEnglish