on the breadline
中文釋義
生活拮据，經濟拮据
Living with very little money, often struggling to afford basics.
常用搭配
- living hand to mouth勉強餬口
- barely scraping by勉強度日
- struggling to make ends meet入不敷出
例句
- After losing his job, the family was on the breadline.失業後，一家人生活拮据。
- Rising costs pushed many workers onto the breadline.成本上漲讓不少員工陷入拮据。