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Grammar fix

make ends meet

have just enough money

To have just enough money to pay for what you need.

expressionB1common

Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • Since the rent went up, it's been hard to make ends meet.talking about money worries
  • A: How are things since you switched jobs?
    B: We just about make ends meet, but it's tight.
    catching up with a friend

Fix the pattern

Pattern: make ends meet / struggle to make ends meet

Wrongmake end meet

Rightmake ends meet

It's the fixed plural 'ends' — 'make ends meet'.

Patternmake ends meet / struggle to make ends meet

Don't confuse it

About covering basics month to month, not about having spare money or savings.

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