身み過すぎ世よ過すぎ

noun

making a living; livelihood; getting by

A set phrase referring to the daily business of earning a living and managing one's life. Often used in contexts about the difficulty or simplicity of making ends meet.

• 身み過すぎ世よ過すぎだけで精せい一いっ杯ぱいで、趣しゅ味みに使つかうお金かねはない。

  I'm barely managing just to make a living; I have no money to spend on hobbies.

• 田舎いなかでは身み過すぎ世よ過すぎが楽らくだと言いわれるが、実じっ際さいはそうでもない。

  They say making a living is easier in the countryside, but that's not really the case.