Possible Clues:

• Just gets by (with ''out'')
• Barely manages, with "out"
• Barely manages (with "out")
• ___ out a living (barely scrapes by)
• Manages, with 'out'
• Barely makes, with "out"
• Makes do
• Just makes, with "out"
• Barely makes (out)
• Just manages, with 'out'