How is the phrase joindre les deux bouts translated from French to English

Avoir tout juste assez d'argent pour vivre.

To have just enough money to live.

phrase
English translation
make ends meet

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  • Avec deux emplois, elle arrive à peine à joindre les deux bouts. With two jobs she barely makes ends meet.

  • Comment les jeunes familles font-elles pour joindre les deux bouts aujourd'hui ? How do young families make ends meet these days?

  • Après l'augmentation du loyer, nous n'arrivions plus à joindre les deux bouts. After the rent went up, we couldn't make ends meet.

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How is “joindre les deux bouts” translated from French?
“joindre les deux bouts” translates into English as “make ends meet”. Add this word to your VibeLing vocabulary and lock it in with spaced repetition.
What does “joindre les deux bouts” mean?
Meaning of “joindre les deux bouts”: Avoir tout juste assez d'argent pour vivre. In English — “make ends meet”.
What part of speech is “joindre les deux bouts”?
“joindre les deux bouts” is a phrase.
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