Possible Clues:

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