Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of make ends meet English). To be able to spend within one's means.
Usage examples of "making ends meet".
If Adams was concerned about making ends meet, Washington had had to arrange a loan to cover personal debts and the expense of moving to New York.
Never a rich man, always worried about making ends meet, John Adams in his long life had accumulated comparatively little in the way of material wealth.
It's something else again if someone asks for help making ends meet.
She has the four everlasting walls to look at, eternal anxieties as to the future, the repeated weekly difficulties of making ends meet, and too often the same lack of consideration from the husband.
They are barely making ends meet so I will try to find another American family to work in.
They seemed to be having enough difficulty making ends meet, with five youngsters in their brood, the oldest a lad barely into his teens.
Kitty knew from Alex that Leanne was only barely making ends meet.