make a living
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make a living
verb makes a living · making a living · made a living
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To earn enough income to support oneself and, if applicable, one's family.
You found paradise in America. You had a good trade, made a good living.
Similar: earn a living, bring home the bacon, carry one's weight, earn one's corn, earn one's crust, earn one's keep, keep the home fires burning, put bread on the table, put food on the table
- To manage to find enough food to survive.
Translations
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verb earn enough income
| Español | ganarse la vida, ganarse las lentejas, ganarse las habichuelas, ganarse los garbanzos |
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| 日本語 | 生計を立てる seikei o tateru, 食べていく tabete iku, 暮らしを立てる kurashi o tateru |
| 中文 | 過活 /过活 guòhuó, 營生 /营生 yíngshēng, 謀生 /谋生 móushēng, 糊口 húkǒu, 混飯吃 /混饭吃 hùnfànchī |
| Português | ganhar a vida |
| Français | gagner sa vie |
| Italiano | guadagnarsi da vivere |
| Ελληνικά | βγάζω το ψωμί μου vgázo to psomí mou |
| Română | a-și câștiga existența, a-și câștiga traiul |
| Русский | зараба́тывать на жизнь zarabátyvatʹ na žiznʹ, зарабо́тать на жизнь zarabótatʹ na žiznʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | kiếm sống |
| العربية | اِرْتَزَقَ irtazaqa |
| עברית | הִתְפַּרְנֵס hitparnés |
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