tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825274750331486022.post4401505566243699411..comments2023-11-30T09:47:51.427+01:00Comments on Ask About English: Phrase of the Day! 12: 'make ends meet'Matt Fordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09119848001567496253noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825274750331486022.post-87189471089802594642007-01-29T21:20:00.000+01:002007-01-29T21:20:00.000+01:00From what I can find out....
The phrase dates fro...From what I can find out....<br /><br />The phrase dates from at least the seventeenth century, and finds its origins in bookkeeping: The end of the income column on a bookkeeper's ledger contains a figure, and for the books to balance this must match or exceed the corresponding figure at the bottom of the expenditure column.Matt Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09119848001567496253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5825274750331486022.post-27205703929136746682007-01-29T18:53:00.000+01:002007-01-29T18:53:00.000+01:00Interesting. Does "ends" refer to the ends of subs...Interesting. Does "ends" refer to the ends of subsequent periods in which the salary is due?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com