make a living



make a living

Earn enough to support oneself, as in Can he make a living as a freelance trumpeter? This term was first recorded in 1632.
See also: living, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HamiltonHAM-il-tənEnglish
Hermineher-MEE-nə (German)German, French
Christabellakris-tə-BEL-əEnglish (Rare)
SetSET (English), SAYT (English)Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Elli (1)E-leeGerman
AlbertAL-bərt (English), al-BER (French), AHL-bert (German, Polish), AHL-bərt (Dutch)English, French, Catalan, German, Polish, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Rom