Hand-to-mouth and Threadbare

Hand-to-mouth adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.

Threadbare and hand-to-mouth are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threadbare" instead an adjective phrase "Hand-to-mouth".

Threadbare adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.

Hand-to-mouth and threadbare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hand-to-mouth" instead an adjective "Threadbare".