on the breadline
中文释义
生活拮据，经济拮据
Living with very little money, often struggling to afford basics.
常用搭配
- living hand to mouth勉强糊口
- barely scraping by勉强度日
- struggling to make ends meet入不敷出
例句
- After losing his job, the family was on the breadline.失业后，一家人生活拮据。
- Rising costs pushed many workers onto the breadline.成本上涨让不少员工陷入拮据。