hand to mouth

Adverb

 * 1) In a hand-to-mouth manner.
 * 2) * 2014,, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)
 * Hundreds of thousands of Syrians shelter beneath UN canvas in Jordan. In the irrigated fields of As Safi, these refugees survive hand to mouth, picking tomatoes for $11 a day.