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What does “live from pay check to pay check” mean?
Meaning, example sentence and a quick practice question.
C1
To spend almost everything you earn each month, with no savings
“A lot of people are living from pay check to pay check right now.”
From the C1 lesson Tightening the Belt (money idioms).
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What does “live from pay check to pay check” mean?
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