(US, idiomatic) To have the entirety of one's earnings consumed by living expenses, thus having nothing left over to save; to make just enough (money, etc.) to survive; to scratch by.
Why so many people think that CEOs are somehow smarter or better than they are and deserve huge compensation packages while they live paycheck to paycheck, Trickle down is voodoo economics.
Some live paycheck to paycheck. Some live day to day. But will you miss us when we all go away. #ink #lettering #noai #artist #realartists youtube.com/shorts/4oRI1...
(US, idiomatic) To have the entirety of one's earnings consumed by living expenses, thus having nothing left over to save; to make just enough (money, etc.) to survive; to scratch by.
But what does all this mean for the men and women who live from paycheck to paycheck? Prices have skyrocketed to boost the cost of living for the worker to about double the pre-war level.
“Why so many people think that CEOs are somehow smarter or better than they are and deserve huge compensation packages while they live paycheck to paycheck, Trickle down is voodoo economics.”
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(idiomatic) Of a job or profession, to provide enough income for someone to afford a place to live.
(US) A periodic payment, usually in the form of a paper check, received by an employee from an employer for work performed.
(AAVE, idiomatic) To achieve wealth or success by any means necessary.
(UK, idiomatic) To earn money, to do something as a job.
“Some live paycheck to paycheck. Some live day to day. But will you miss us when we all go away. #ink #lettering #noai #artist #realartists youtube.com/shorts/4oRI1...”
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(UK, slang, idiom, obsolete) To make a living.