口くち過すぎ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

making a living; livelihood; means of living

Refers to earning enough to get by, often with a nuance of modest or day-to-day subsistence. Can be used with する to mean 'to make a living'.

• 彼かれは小ちいさな店みせで口くち過すぎをしている。

  He makes a living with a small shop.

• 口くち過すぎのために、毎まい日にち働はたらかなければならない。

  I have to work every day for a living.