入不敷出 meaning in English
run behind one's expenses; be behindhand in one's circumstances; can not make (both) ends meet; income can't cover outlay [outcome].; income falling short of expenditure; leap the pale; live beyond one's salary [means]; one's income is not adequate to one's needs.; spend more than one earns; the income falls short of the expenditure
Examples
- They lived beyond their income .
他们过的是入不敷出强撑门面的生活。 - He finds it hard to live within his income , i.e. without spending more than he earns .
他觉得有些入不敷出。 - In the old days the passer-by could see that the owners of court leys were decent people; that they could not make both ends meet was a detail .
在以往的日子里，一个过路人能看到莱伊府第的主人是象个样子的人，至于当时实际已入不敷出倒是枝节问题。 - The accounts show we have spent more than we received
帐目显示我们已经入不敷出了。 - Exceed their income ? he has 5 , 000 a year
入不敷出？他有伍千英镑一年