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

Johnson isn’t the only one making sacrifices to make ends meet. — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

The history of socialism has taught us that the real victims are average people — the working person who struggles to make ends meet. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026

However, consumers dipped into their savings to make ends meet. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 July 2026

Fishing fleets often rely on a few key species to make ends meet, said Sunny Jardine, a resource and environmental economist at the University of Washington. — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for make ends meet

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• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete