make a living

make a living idiom
Earn enough to support oneself, as in Can he make a living as a freelance trumpeter? This term was first recorded in 1632.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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