To Have just Enough Money
afford verb
if
you can afford something, you have enough money to be able to pay for it This
word usually follows ‘can’, ‘could’, or ‘be able to’.
eke out
to
get just enough money or food to be able to continue to exist.
subsist verb
to
stay alive when you do not have much food or money.
get by
to
have just enough of something such as money or knowledge so that you can do
what you need to do.
scrape by
to
have enough money to pay for the things that you really need in order to live,
but no more.
cover verb
to
have enough money to pay for something.
make (both) ends meet
to
have just enough money to buy the things that you need.
live from hand to mouth
to
have just enough money or food to stay alive.
stretch verb
to
have enough money to pay for something.
run to
British to
have enough money to buy a particular thing.
support verb
to
get enough money to pay for an activity, habit, or interest, especially a bad
one such as taking drugs.
keep the wolf from the
door
to
manage to earn enough money to buy food and other essential things.
within someone’s reach
used
for saying that someone can have or do something because they have enough money
or skill.
scratch a living
to
manage to earn only just enough money to live.
keep body and soul
together
British to
have just enough money to buy food and other necessary things.
keep your head above
water
informal to
manage to live or keep a business working even though you are not earning much
money.
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