Thesaurus:make a living

Thesaurus

make a living

English

Verb

Sense: to sustain oneself

Synonyms

• bring home the bacon
• carry one's weight
• earn a living
• earn one's corn
• earn one's crust
• earn one's keep
• keep the home fires burning
• put bread on the table
• put food on the table

Hyponyms

• get by
• keep body and soul together
• keep the lights on
• keep the wolf from the door
• make ends meet
• scrape by
• kill it
• make a killing
• make bank

Various

• daily bread
• living wage
• pay the bills
• pay the rent