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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Rothenberg said few of the kids currently in the program have the skill or desire to make a living playing soccer.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
That move, heralded by Pueblo tribes, some Navajos and environmentalists was panned by the Navajo Nation, which said the ban could impede local Navajo residents' ability to make a living from developing the resources under their land.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
To that end, the letter focuses on the tension between the potential $621 million damages, the massive profits being raked in by the music industry, and the fact that many working musicians are struggling to make a living.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
In just a few years, Jelly Roll has gone from an underground musician trying to make a living to one of the biggest stars in the industry.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
That move, heralded by Pueblo tribes, some Navajos and environmentalists was panned by the Navajo Nation, which said the ban could impede local Navajo residents' ability to make a living from developing the resources under their land.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
To that end, the letter focuses on the tension between the potential $621 million damages, the massive profits being raked in by the music industry, and the fact that many working musicians are struggling to make a living.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
In just a few years, Jelly Roll has gone from an underground musician trying to make a living to one of the biggest stars in the industry.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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