Tag: Make ends meet
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Price-gouging
WotD: Price-gouging Price-gouging means raising prices on goods or services to an unreasonable level, often during times of crisis. This can happen when a sudden demand for certain products, such as food, water, or medical supplies, occurs due to natural disasters or public health emergencies such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Price-gouging is considered unethical…
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Gilded Age
WotD: Gilded Age The Gilded Age was a period in American history, roughly from the 1870s to the 1900s, marked by rapid economic growth, industrialization, and a surge in wealth. Despite the shiny exterior of prosperity and progress, the Gilded Age also witnessed vast social problems, including poverty, corruption, and inequality. The contrast between wealth…
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Make ends meet
English Idiom: Make ends meet Many people suffer a lot of headaches trying to make ends meet. Some people have been very successful in life, and the only thing they have to worry about is tall poppy syndrome. Whether they became successful by currying favour by working hard or a combination of both is not…
