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verb

joindre les deux bouts

/ʒwɛ̃.dʁə le dø bu/

verb/ʒwɛ̃.dʁə le dø bu/

to make ends meet

“peiner à joindre les deux bouts” — to feel the pinch

Literally, “to join the two ends”. Compare Dutch de eindjes aan elkaar knopen.