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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But that's easier said than done when most athletes don't make a living in their sport. —Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Apr. 2024

Hundreds of thousands of content creators make a living on the app, which has skyrocketed artists and influencers such as Lil Nas X, Doja Cat and Charli D’Amelio to overnight fame. —Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024

Since its founding in 2009, Sixth Street has largely remained under the radar except for among those who make a living on Wall Street. —Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024

Buttigieg noted the port produces $2 million in wages each day for the workers who make a living there, like crane technician Steve Rehak and his two sons. —Julia Jester, NBC News, 30 Mar. 2024

Trending on Billboard The company’s fourth annual Loud & Clear report provides an update on the company’s goal of allowing 1 million creators the opportunity to make a living from their art, a statement that goes back to CEO Daniel Ek at the company’s 2017 investor day presentation. —Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2024

Because of my investments, family farms are better be able to stay in the family and children and grandchildren won’t have to leave home to make a living. —USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024

The party’s message resonated with aging fishermen who had to keep working to make a living. —Emma Bubola, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024

People with names can’t make a living under the circumstances that the business has fallen into. —Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2024