Possible Clues:

• Squeaks (out)
• -- out (supplements)
• Barely makes, with 'out'
• Barely gets (by)
• Squeaks (by)
• Barely achieves (with "out")
• ___ out a living (just gets by)
• Barely gets, with 'out'
• Scrapes by, with ''out''
• __ out a living