make ends meet

made ends meet

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Conjugation

Definition of make ends meet - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

money managementhave just enough money to pay for basic needs

It's hard to make ends meet on this salary.
After layoffs, they struggled to make ends meet.
She took a second job to make ends meet.

get by

make do

scrape by

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Expressions with make ends meet

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hardly make ends meet

exp.

struggle to cover basic living expenses

Despite working two jobs, they hardly make ends meet.

barely make ends meet

struggle to cover basic living expenses

Despite working two jobs, she barely makes ends meet.

Expressions with make

make of

produce or construct from materials

They made a sculpture of clay.

make sense

be logical or understandable

His explanation didn't make sense to anyone.

make bread

prepare and bake bread from ingredients

She loves to make bread every weekend.

make conversation

talk to fill silence or be polite

She tried to make conversation at the dinner party.

make one's bed

arrange the bed after sleeping in it

Every morning, I make my bed neatly.

make one's eyes water

cause tears to form in the eyes

The onions make my eyes water.

Expressions with meet

meet up

come together with others socially or for a specific purpose

Let's meet up at the cafe at noon..

meet with

have a meeting with someone

I will meet with the team tomorrow.

meet halfway

move to a midpoint to meet someone

Let's meet halfway to save time on travel.

extremes meet

exp.

very different things can become similar in some ways

In politics, extremes meet when far-left and far-right agree.

meet someone's eye

look directly into someone's eyes

She couldn't meet his eye during the conversation.

meet up with

join someone for a social event or gathering

I'll meet up with you at the cafe later..

make both ends meet

earn or manage money so expenses do not exceed income

It's hard to make both ends meet these days.

meet in the middle

compromise or find a middle ground

They had different opinions but decided to meet in the middle.

meet on neutral territory

gather in a place unbiased to all parties

The two companies agreed to meet on neutral territory.

meet stiff opposition

encounter strong resistance or disagreement

The proposal met stiff opposition from the community.

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manage to get by

money troubles

make ends meet with limited resources

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French:joindre les deux bouts, ...
German:über die Runden kommen, ...
Italian:arrivare a fine mese, ...
Spanish:llegar a fin de mes, ...
Portuguese:fazer pela vida, ...
Chinese:收支相抵, ...
Japanese:やりくりする, ...
Arabic:دَبَّرَ أُمورَهُ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִסְתַּדֵּר כַּלְכָּלִית, ...
Russian:сводить концы с концами, ...
Ukrainian:зводити кінці з кінцями, ...
Hindi:गुज़ारा करना, ...
Bengali:কষ্টেসৃষ্টে চলা, ...
Catalan:arribar a final de mes, ...
Czech:vyjít s penězi, ...
Danish:få enderne til at mødes, ...
Dutch:de eindjes aan elkaar knopen, ...
Greek:τα βγάζω πέρα, ...
Hungarian:kijönni valamiből, ...
Khmer:ទប់ទល់ជីវភាព, ...
Korean:생계를 유지하다, ...
Persian:از پس مخارج برآمدن, ...
Polish:wiązać koniec z końcem, ...
Portuguese (BR):fechar as contas, ...
Romanian:a face față cheltuielilor, ...
Swedish:få det att gå ihop, ...
Thai:หาเช้ากินค่ำ, ...
Turkish:geçinmek, ...
Vietnamese:đủ sống, ...

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