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
Jules	[dʒu:lz]
SelÂHattİN	-	Turkish
Ingeborg	ING-e-bawrk (German)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Florian	FLO-ree-ahn (German), FLAWR-yahn (Polish)	German, Polish, French
Marisela	-	Spanish
Aleks	-	Russian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Polish