make ends meet — to have just enough money to pay for basic necessities
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to have just enough money to pay for basic necessities
Pronunciation (IPA): /meɪk ɛndz mit/
Korean meaning: 겨우 생계를 유지하다, 간신히 살아가다
Korean pronunciation: 메이크 **엔**즈 **밋**
Example Sentences
- After buying a luxury car, Tom now works three jobs just to make ends meet.
- Sarah started selling her grandmother's cookies online to help make ends meet.
- The freelance writer could barely make ends meet until his novel became a bestseller.
make ends meet
VERB//meɪk ɛndz mit//
to have just enough money to pay for basic necessities
She budgets carefully every month just to make ends meet.
Keep it neat to make ends meet and beat the heat!
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Origin
17세기부터 사용된 표현으로, 가계부에서 수입(한 끝)과 지출(다른 끝)이 맞닿아야 한다는 의미에서 유래되었습니다. 마치 줄의 양 끝을 만나게 해야 하는 것처럼, 수입과 지출의 균형을 맞춰야 한다는 뜻입니다.
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📝Examples
“After buying a luxury car, Tom now works three jobs just to make ends meet.”
“Sarah started selling her grandmother's cookies online to help make ends meet.”
“The freelance writer could barely make ends meet until his novel became a bestseller.”
“My cat seems to think she needs a part-time job to help make ends meet after seeing the vet bill.”
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