Grammar fix
make ends meet
have just enough money
To have just enough money to pay for what you need.
expressionB1common
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
Since the rent went up, it's been hard to make ends meet.
A: How are things since you switched jobs?
B: We just about make ends meet, but it's tight.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: make end meet
Say: make ends meet
It's the fixed plural 'ends' — 'make ends meet'.