趣味短语：量入为出 make ends meet

make ends meet

【英文解释】live within one's income

【中文解释】收支相抵，量入为出

【短语来源】This was originally 'make both ends meet', the two ends being the extremities of the year, i.e, the beginning and the end. Meet has its old sense of agree or tally. The whole phrase therefore means 'keep one's finances, income and expenditure, in balance throughout the year'.

这个短语原为“make both ends meet”，这里的end指的就是一年的两端，也就是年初和年尾。meet有一种不太常见的意思是“使一致”。所以整个短语的意思就是“使某人的财政、收支、开支等在一整年保持平衡”。

【有例有句】Making ends meet is a big issue in this year.

维持收支平衡是今年的大问题。

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