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noun ADJ. comfortable, decent, good He makes a good living as a builder. | meagre She eked out a meagre living as an artist's model. VERB + LIVING earn, make Her dream was to earn her living as a singer. | eke out, scrape (together), scratch They were forced to scrape a living by selling things on the streets. | do sth for He asked what I did for a living.
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living
verbs
earn/make a living
• She was able to make a living out of her talents as a cook.
do something for a living
(= to work at something as your job )
• 'What does he do for a living?' 'I think he's a taxi driver.'
scrape out/scratch out/eke out a living
(= to barely earn enough money to live )
• The farmers in these drought-stricken areas are barely able to scratch out a living.
adjectives
a good/decent living
(= enough money )
• Her husband makes a good living.
a meagre living
British English , a meager living American English (= not much money )
• She earned a meagre living as a shop assistant.
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