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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "earn enough income",
"word": "ganarse la vida"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "earn enough income",
"word": "ganarse las lentejas"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "earn enough income",
"word": "ganarse las habichuelas"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "earn enough income",
"word": "ganarse los garbanzos"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "earn enough income",
"word": "försörja sig"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "earn enough income",
"word": "tjäna sitt levebröd"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "tam-maa-hǎa-gin",
"sense": "earn enough income",
"word": "ทำมาหากิน"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "earn enough income",
"word": "kiếm sống"
}
],
"word": "make a living"
}
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