to make a living
- Fuente de la expresión
- Cambridge Dictionary
- Estructura completa
- to make a living
- Variantes
- [make, earn] a living, [earn] a crust, bring home the bacon, make some dough, earn one’s [keep, salt, corn, bread and butter], [make, earn, gain] one’s [daily] bread, earn one’s [bread, living] by the sweat of one’s brow
- Contexto
- «Johnson said she discovered the theft upon returning to the lot after being out of work for some time to nurse an injury. "I can't even make a living for myself now," Johnson said. "I worked like a dog to get that truck. I mean, trucking is blood, sweat and tears."»
- Fuente del contexto
- Fox 5 Atlanta
- Tipo de fuente
- Página web
- Autor
- Rob DiRienzo
- Título de la fuente
- Clayton trucker's big rig stolen: 'I can't even make a living for myself now'
- Año
- 2024
- Web
- https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/clayton-truckers-big-rig-stolen-i-cant-even-make-living-myself-now
- Idioma
- English
- Nivel de uso
- Estándar
- Marca dialectal
- General
- Frecuencia
- Frecuente