| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| from hand to mouth |
poor, spending every cent on necessities
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They lived from hand to mouth, never enjoying luxury or travel.
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| from hunger |
poor quality, poor taste, the pits
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Tanya can sing, but her hair style is strictly from hunger.
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| from pillar to post |
from one problem to another
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After getting fired, he went from pillar to post - more bad luck.
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| from rags to riches |
from poverty to wealth, from bum to millionaire
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She went from rags to riches when she gambled in Vegas.
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| from scratch |
(See start from scratch)
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| from soup to nuts |
(See everything from soup to nuts)
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| from square one |
(See back to square one)
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| from stem to stern |
from top to bottom, from head to tail
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The '64 250 GTO was Enzo's masterpiece: Ferrari from stem to stern!
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| from the bottom of my heart |
sincerely, with deep feeling
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For your kindness, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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| from the frying pan into the fire |
from bad to worse
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I went from farming to fishing - from the frying pan into the fire!
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