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| Subject | Russian | English |
| Makarov. | с большим трудом сводить концы с концами | have a hard fight to make the two ends meet |
| proverb | с трудом сводить концы с концами | keep body and soul together |
| idiom. | с трудом сводить концы с концами | scratch a living (VLZ_58) |
| cliche. | с трудом сводить концы с концами | struggle (говоря о доходах, расходах и ценах: As others have said, a degree in what? That will make a big difference. I’ve seen people struggle on $100k with a family here, and find those in the $150k+ bracket to be fairly comfortable, but still quite a few renting. (Reddit) • You can have a Masters/PhD and still struggle in this city. I've been trying here for months to land a job with no luck. (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| idiom. | с трудом сводить концы с концами | scratch along |
| inf. | с трудом сводить концы с концами | scrape to get by (In eight months, he had gone from an unknown artist scraping to get by to an international superstar. ART Vancouver) |
| Makarov. | с трудом сводить концы с концами | squeeze by |