idiommainlyUKto haveproblemswithmoneybecause you areearningless than before:(由于收入减少而)手头拮据When myfatherlosthisjoband we had toliveon my mother'searnings, we reallystartedtofeelthepinch.当父亲下岗,我们的生活不得不依靠母亲的工资时,我们开始真正感受到了手头拮据。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesEarning money
(your)(daily) breadidiom
assessable
bank
base pay
basic
basic income
benefits package
hand over fistidiom
in arrearsidiom
lineyourpocket(s)idiom
livelihood
pay packet
paycheck
pull
pullsomethingdown
rakesomethingin
remonetize
remuneration
shift
sick pay
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