make ends meet

المعنى

to have just enough money to live on

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أمثلة

1. 1After paying rent and buying food, we barely made ends meet.
2. 2Can a family make ends meet on a single part-time salary?
3. 3Even with two jobs, I struggle to make ends meet; rent and groceries swallow my wages.
4. 4The pension just covers her bills; she makes ends meet by growing her own vegetables.
5. 5We made ends meet last winter, but there was nothing left for treats.

القواعد

يتغير make وحده. تبقى ends جمعا وmeet في الصيغة الأساسية.

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