make ends meet 是一个固定短语吗

make ends meet
关于 make ends meet 的来源有两种说法，其一是说船上的绳索断了，船主为了节省不去买新的，而让水手将断了的绳索结好继续使用。另一种说法是会计要让本年度的帐目同次年帐目相互衔接，不出差错。总之，make ends meet 是和经济收入相关，其真实含意是"能过维持生活或使收支平衡"......
eg1 How are they going to make (both) ends meet? 他们要怎么维持生计呢？
eg2 If he does not find a cheaper apartment soon he won't be able to make both ends meet. 如果Gary不快点找间便宜公寓的话，他就无法使收支平衡了。make ends meet:
vi. 量入为出(使...收支相抵,靠微薄收入为主)
使收支平衡（弥补过分的支出），勉强度日
例句：
I have to take two part-time jobs at the same time to make ends meet.
为了收支平衡， 我不得不同时作两份兼职。
Being out of work and having two young children, they found it impossible to make ends meet.
他们失了业，还要养活两个小孩，无法维持起码的生活。
Have a regular job and still have to struggle to make end meet.
有一个固定职业还得拼命干才能过得去