Last seen in:
- L.A. Times Daily - Sep 14 2025
- Eugene Sheffer - King Feature Syndicate - May 1 2025
- L.A. Times Daily - May 24 2023
- L.A. Times Daily - Mar 18 2023
- New York Times - Jan 7 2023
- New York Times - Oct 13 2022
- Wall Street Journal - May 26 2022 - Going Downhill Fast
- L.A. Times Daily - Nov 4 2021
- Premier Sunday - King Feature Syndicate - Jul 18 2021
- Wall Street Journal - Mar 20 2021 - On/Off Switch
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- Attained through struggle (with ''out'')
- Barely earned, with 'out'
- Scraped by (with ''out'')
- ___ out (barely accomplished)
- ___ out a living (stretched a budget)
- Barely sustained, with 'out'
- Scrimped
- Just got by (with ''out'')
- Scratched (out), as a living
- ___ out (barely got)
- -- out (got by)
- ___ out a living (barely scraped by)
- Only just managed, with "out"
- ___ out a victory (barely won)
- Just got by (with "out")