混饭吃

混饭吃:

Literally means:

work just to make living muddle along through one's work

Actually means:

It means struggling to make a living. It emphasizes that the purpose of working is just for sufficient food and clothing. Wealthy people may also say that to show their modesty or in order to conceal the fact that they are well off. It implies a joking sense.

It means not treating life or work seriously or conscientiously. It also means eating or getting paid without doing one's job. Derogatory.

指勉强维持生活。重点在于表明工作只是为了温饱而已。生活过得很好的人也常这么说，这是为了表示谦虚，或是为了不显露自己的富裕。含有调侃的意味。

指对待生活和工作不严肃，不认真。也指白吃饭不干活。具有贬义色彩。