【贫穷短语】

earn one's bread   挣钱养活自己

as poor as a church mouse   一贫如洗

be utterly destitute   家徒四壁

live from hand to mouth   糊口度日

chicken feed   微薄的收入

keep body and soul together   勉强糊口

feel the pinch   感到手头拮据

be hard up   缺；

be in the hole   财政窘