earn a living
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earn a living
verb earns a living · earning a living · earned a living · earnt a living
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Synonym of make a living.
We could never understand why any man should choose the career of a chainsmith, except, possibly, for the reason that it ran in the family, for a more arduous and unpleasant manner of earning one's living could scarcely be imagined, unless it was the business of moulding permanent-way chairs in an i
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