make a living
idiom
: to earn the money one needs to pay for housing, food, etc.
He made a living by working as a cook.
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Otherwise, many former student-athletes are limping along without a way to make a living.
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Vachon also talked about Sean Baker and Brady Corbet’s recent frankness about how indie filmmakers struggle to make a living.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025
Large-scale American farmers depend on exports to make a living.
—Frank Morris, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
Also, one of the things Jon’s always been pretty firm on is that what Coop is doing is not a sustainable way to make a living.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
Vachon also talked about Sean Baker and Brady Corbet’s recent frankness about how indie filmmakers struggle to make a living.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025
Large-scale American farmers depend on exports to make a living.
—Frank Morris, NPR, 3 Apr. 2025
Also, one of the things Jon’s always been pretty firm on is that what Coop is doing is not a sustainable way to make a living.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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