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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: Make ends meet.

1. To achieve great financial success
2. To manage one's expenses within one's income
3. To borrow money from multiple sources
4. To suddenly become very wealthy

Correct answer: To manage one's expenses within one's income

Solution

'Make ends meet' means to have just enough money to cover necessary expenses. It refers to managing income and expenditure so that one does not spend more than one earns.

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