make a living from

make a living from something

and make a living by doing something

to earn a living from something or by doing something. John makes a living from painting houses. Can you really make a living by selling jewelry?

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Edelmira	-	Spanish
Vilma	VEEL-mah (Finnish)	Spanish, Hungarian, German, Swedish, Finnish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian
AdorjÁN	-	Hungarian
Cleopas	KLEE-ə-pəs (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Kerstin	SHESH-tin (Swedish), KER-stin (German)	Swedish, German
Gwyn	-	Welsh