make ends meet

But there was nothing frivolous about this undertaking: to see how long she could make ends meet working everyday hospitality and custodial jobs in the wake of the Clinton administration’s dismantling of the social safety net.

According to a study published by Credit Karma, Americans have never relied more on tax refunds to make ends meet.

She added that big-box stores have the unfair advantage of being able to absorb costs related to the tariffs, while local businesses are already struggling to make ends meet.

Carole Gandy, cabinet member for adults, health and wellbeing, said the authority understood times were hard for many and "sometimes it's difficult to make ends meet".

I think you characterize the city in a fascinating way, and I don’t think you’re denigrating at all, but where she is in her life — she’s an adjunct professor, trying to make ends meet, scraping things together — she feels very dissatisfied, very much searching.