Making ends meet?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> (“<span word="make">make</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>) - <span word="We">We</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="advertisement">advertisement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Ok">Ok</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>:</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>, <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="advertisement">advertisement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="implied">implied</span> (<span word="without">without</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="words">words</span>) <span word="here">here</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="We">We</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="beggars">beggars</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="choosers">choosers</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="make">make</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="make">make</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>”, “<span word="ends">ends</span>” <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="END">END</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="column">column</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="END">END</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span> <span word="column">column</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="book">book</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="END">END</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="column">column</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="TOTAL">TOTAL</span> <span word="INCOME">INCOME</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span> <span word="column">column</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="TOTAL">TOTAL</span> <span word="EXPENDITURE">EXPENDITURE</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> (<span word="match">match</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="Elite">Elite</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="accountancy">accountancy</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="fudging">fudging</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="desirable">desirable</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="evade">evade</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="shady">shady</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span>.</p>
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