make ends meet
to have only just enough money to buy the things you need

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

make 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.

to have enough money to pay for your basic expenses.
To make ends meet, she runs a day-care center out of her home.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

make ends meet
be able to live on the money that one has; to have enough money to pay one's bills
It is hard to make ends meet on his salary.

I have been having trouble making ends meet because the rent for my apartment is very high.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

make ends meet
v. phr. To have enough money to pay one's bills; earn what it costs to live.
Both husband and wife had to work to make ends meet.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲