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| make ends meet |
| 1. v. To have enough money to cover expenses; to get by financially; to get through the pay period (sufficient to meet the next payday). |
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| Analysis |
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| make |
| 1. v. To create. |
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| 2. v. To build, construct, or produce. |
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| We made a bird feeder for our yard. |
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| I'll make a man out of him yet. |
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| 3. v. To write or compose. |
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| Ends |
| 1. n. plural of End |
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| 2. n. plural of end |
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| 3. n. (MLE, plural only) The area in close proximity to one's home; neighbourhood. |
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| 4. v. third-person singular present indicative of end |
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| end |
| 1. n. The terminal point of something in space or time. |
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| At the end of the road, turn left. |
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| At the end of the story, the main characters fall in love. |
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| 2. n. (by extension) (euphemistic) The cessation of an effort, activity, state, or motion. |
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| Is there no end to this madness? |
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| meet |
| 1. v. To make contact (with) while in proximity. |
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| 2. v. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. |
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| Fancy meeting you here! Guess who I met at the supermarket today? |
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| 3. v. To come face to face with someone by arrangement. |
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| Let's meet at the station at 9 o'clock. Shall we meet at 8 p.m in our favorite chatroom? |
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