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Meanings of earn a living in English

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Usage of earn a living in English
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It's still extremely hard to earn a living through your art today.
Reuters
2
You'd think he'd have a better way to earn a living now.
The book of spies
3
He's just never known how to earn a living any other way.
Fine things
4
I have to work to earn a living, he told RTE radio.
The Irish Times
5
Wellington City Council's contracted security guards will now earn a living wage.
Radio NZ
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I wouldn't want to interfere with your need to earn a living.
Ryan's place
7
If somebody is healthy, he can always work and earn a living.
Country driving: a journey through china from farm to factory
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This drove him to casting nativities in order to earn a living.
Thrift
9
To earn a living and bear trouble is the duty of man.
The Eyes of Asia
10
My business is to earn a living where I can find it.
Villette
11
Much rather would I go and earn a living on difficult land.
Through Russia
12
A man is an idiot who can't earn a living in India.
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
13
I should hate to think of Constance trying to earn a living.
Contrary Mary
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The biggest effect is by making it harder to earn a living.
News.com.au
15
I don't expect it will help me to earn a living, sir.
Walter Sherwood's Probation
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She left the children alone in order to earn a living.
The South African
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South Africa
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Ireland
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