make ends meet = pay one's bills
收入能夠支付支出,不至于捉襟見肘
范例對話:
A: It's almost impossible trying to keep up with the high cost of living.
要趕得上生活的高消費機會是不可能的事。
B: It's true. Things are so expensive nowadays that it's very difficult to make ends meet.
確實是這樣,現(xiàn)在物件太高了,很難實現(xiàn)收支平衡。
A: You know, even with Lucie's salary, our combined income is hardly enough to pay all the bills.
你知道,即使算上Lucie的工資,我們兩人加起來的工資也難以支付所有的費用。