That his uncle should arrive to treat with me of these things was a solution that, strictly speaking, I ought now to have desired to bring on; but I could so little face the ugliness and the pain of it that I simply procrastinated and
lived from hand to mouth. The boy, to my deep discomposure, was immensely in the right, was in a position to say to me: "Either you clear up with my guardian the mystery of this interruption of my studies, or you cease to expect me to lead with you a life that's so unnatural for a boy." What was so unnatural for the particular boy I was concerned with was this sudden revelation of a consciousness and a plan.
He knew besides that the Athelnys
lived from hand to mouth, and with their large family had neither space nor money to entertain a stranger.
Month after month, the little Bell Company
lived from hand to mouth. No salaries were paid in full.
According to her, Kayode cared less about how she and their children survived each day while they
lived from hand to mouth. She added that she stopped having s3x with him to avoid getting pregnant again after they had their fourth child.
They
lived from hand to mouth and from day to day, and from one election to another ...
He said that the common worker
lived from hand to mouth even after working round the clock whereas the rulers living on public taxes gave more importance to their horses and pet dogs than the poor labourers.
"His family supposedly
lived from hand to mouth. Why spend HK$5,000 when his family was in dire straits?"
"I have
lived from hand to mouth and had even given up on my life as I guessed there was no more hope in the future.
We
lived from hand to mouth but were brought up with decency and respect - for ourselves and others.
Only time will tell, and hopefully if it does go ahead - and as stated it will be more of a shock it doesn't now - it proves to be a defining moment in turning around the fortunes of a great club that has
lived from hand to mouth for so long now compared to others it once rubbed shoulders with.
Everyone
lived from hand to mouth. The only saving grace was that I loved my job at the hospital, where I assisted stroke victims with their physio.
He
lived from hand to mouth, shoplifting and street-fighting.
Wright seems to be pointing in that direction: "our inability to foresee--or watch out for long range consequences may be inherent to our kind, shaped by the millions of years when we
lived from hand to mouth by hunting and gathering" (Progress p.
military has built mammoth bases everywhere on the island, and local people have
lived from hand to mouth by cultivating land at corners of U.S.
"She
lived from hand to mouth, hour to hour, hit to hit.