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зарабатывать на жизнь stresses
gen.	get a living; make living; boil the pot; make the pot boil; earn living by (жить, чем-либо); earn a fortune (приличные деньги Drozdova); provide for living (Vadim Rouminsky); earn one's keep (shilwara); make one's bread; do for a living (напр., What do you do for a living? – Чем ты зарабатываешь на жизнь?, I never told you what I do for a living – Я никогда не говорил тебе, чем зарабатываю на жизнь Igor_M); make a living; earn money to live on (dimock); keep the pot boiling; make one's living; earn one's daily bread; gain one's living (Anglophile)
busin.	earn one's bread; earn one's living
dipl.	earn a living
econ.	get living; earn one's livelihood
idiom.	bring home the bacon (Andrey Truhachev)
Makarov.	gain a livelihood; work for a living; work for living; earn bread; earn crust; earn livelihood by (чем-либо); earn living; earn living by (чем-либо); earn one's daily bread; gain a living; gain one's living; win daily bread; win livelihood; win one's living
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fin.	earn a living by

зарабатывать на жизнь: 117 phrases in 12 subjects

Australian	1
Business	1
Chess	2
Economy	3
General	67
Idiomatic	1
Informal	1
Makarov	35
Quotes and aphorisms	1
Slang	3
Sociology	1
Vulgar	1