make ends meet
Example Sentences
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The government hands out discretionary bonuses as a supplement, but it's not nearly enough to make ends meet in Venezuela, where GDP dropped 80 percent in a decade and millions emigrated in search of a better life.
From Barron's
Luisana Serrano, a 34-year-old former nursing aide who now works as a baker to make ends meet, also fled Venezuela in 2018 with her husband and four under-nourished children.
From Barron's
Many others cannot make ends meet.
From BBC
As Pew Research wrote in 2012, speaking of 18- to 34-year-olds: “Recent economic hardship has not dampened the spirit of America’s young adults. Though they have struggled to find jobs and make ends meet, they maintain a sense of optimism about their financial future.”
From MarketWatch
You plan to give up your job and, to make ends meet during your semi-retirement, perhaps become a Lyft driver.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
