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make a living en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio

Meanings

1. 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. 1972 March 14, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather, spoken by Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), Paramount Pictures:
2. (of animals) To manage to find enough food to survive.

Forms

Hyponyms

keep the lights on · keep the wolf from the door · make a bundle · make ends meet · keep body and soul together · make a mint · kill it · make a killing · muddle through · scrape along · turn an honest penny · scratch by · make a fortune · scrape by · coin it · make money · get along · rake it in · get by · scratch a living · make do · make bank

Relateds

daily bread · pay the bills · living wage · pay the rent

Synonyms

earn one's crust · keep the home fires burning · bring home the bacon · earn one's keep · put bread on the table · earn one's corn · put food on the table · earn a living · carry one's weight · earn a living

Translations (48)

ru зарабо́тать на жизнь (earn enough income) · is komast af (earn enough income) · bg издържа се (earn enough income) · cmn 混飯吃 /混饭吃 (earn enough income) · pl utrzymywać się (earn enough income) · nl zich in zijn levensonderhoud voorzien (earn enough income) · ja 暮らしを立てる (earn enough income) · pl zarobić na życie (earn enough income) · fr gagner sa vie (earn enough income) · es ganarse la vida (earn enough income) · pl zarabiać na życie (earn enough income) · ca guanyar-se la vida (earn enough income) · es ganarse las habichuelas (earn enough income) · la mereo (earn enough income) · fi ansaita elantonsa (earn enough income) · gd thoir aran (earn enough income) · da dagen og vejen (earn enough income) · fi tulla toimeen (earn enough income) · cmn 營生 /营生 (earn enough income) · ja 食べていく (earn enough income) · cmn 過活 /过活 (earn enough income) · ru зараба́тывать на жизнь (earn enough income) · hu megél (earn enough income) · ja 生計を立てる (earn enough income) · es ganarse los garbanzos (earn enough income) · ro a-și câștiga existența (earn enough income) · bg изкарвам си прехраната (earn enough income) · th ทำมาหากิน (earn enough income) · bg издържам се (earn enough income) · bg изкам си прехраната (earn enough income) · el βγάζω το ψωμί μου (earn enough income) · he הִתְפַּרְנֵס (earn enough income) · cmn 糊口 (earn enough income) · cmn 謀生 /谋生 (earn enough income) · sv tjäna sitt levebröd (earn enough income) · bg препитавам се (earn enough income) · pt ganhar a vida (earn enough income) · cs uživit se (earn enough income) · it guadagnarsi da vivere (earn enough income) · ro a-și câștiga traiul (earn enough income) · yue 搵食 /揾食 (earn enough income) · sk uživiť sa (earn enough income) · pl utrzymać się (earn enough income) · es ganarse las lentejas (earn enough income) · ar اِرْتَزَقَ (earn enough income) · vi kiếm sống (earn enough income) · hu él (with -ból/-ből) (earn enough income) · sv försörja sig (earn enough income)