make (both) ends meet

make (both) ends meet
make (both) ends meet
Fig. to earn and spend equal amounts of money. (Usually in reference to a meager living with little if any money after basic expenses.) •

I have to work at two jobs to make ends meet.

Through better budgeting, I am learning to make both ends meet.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • make both ends meet — make (both) ends meet to have just enough money to pay for the things that you need. My wages were so low that I had to take a second job just to make ends meet …   New idioms dictionary

  • make (both) ends meet — earn just enough money to live on. → end …   English new terms dictionary

  • make both ends meet — ► make (both) ends meet earn just enough money to live on. Main Entry: ↑end …   English terms dictionary

  • make (both) ends meet — idi make (both) ends meet, to live within one s means …   From formal English to slang

  • make both ends meet — See: MAKE ENDS MEET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make both ends meet — See: MAKE ENDS MEET …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make\ both\ ends\ meet — See: make ends meet …   Словарь американских идиом

  • To make both ends meet — End End ([e^]nd), n. [OE. & AS. ende; akin to OS. endi, D. einde, eind, OHG. enti, G. ende, Icel. endir, endi, Sw. [ a]nde, Dan. ende, Goth. andeis, Skr. anta. [root]208. Cf. {Ante }, {Anti }, {Answer}.] 1. The extreme or last point or part of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unable to make both ends meet — index bankrupt Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • both ends meet — If you make both ends meet, you live off the money you earn and don t go into debt …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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