How to pronounce “live paycheck to paycheck”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (US, idiomatic) 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.

Practice Nearby Words

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