- ... out a living - Extend, ... out - Just get by, ... out a living - Just manage, ... out a living - Make last, ... out - Scrape (out a living) - Scrape by, ... out a living
- Contriving to make a living - Eastern ruler is scratching out a living - Extending, ... out - For example, relatives remain inside scraping out a living - Making last, ... out - Scraping (out a living) - Scraping by, ... out a living
- Barely exist - Barely make ends meet while bus sits idly - Eke out a living - Just get by - Support oneself at a minimal level - To be; to have existence; to inhere. - To continue; to retain a certain state.