make ends meet

phrase

: to make one's means adequate to one's needs

did all they could do to make ends meet

Examples of make ends meet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And as the cost-of-living crisis chews up measly wages, over 40 million Americans have to turn to food stamps to make ends meet. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 July 2026

Trump taking the country to war with Iran, in part at the urging of his pal Bibi — without any sensible plan, debate, sanction from Congress or consideration as to how this might hurt Americans already struggling to make ends meet. — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026

Rather, those with lower incomes and who earn lower returns are much likelier in Morningstar’s simulation to clean their accounts out, using the cash to buy a car, pay for an education or just make ends meet. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Currently, nearly 50 percent of working-age households are struggling to make ends meet. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Rhymes for make ends meet

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• complete
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