ganarse la vida

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˌnaɾse la ˈbida/ [ɡaˌnaɾ.se la ˈβ̞i.ð̞a]
• Syllabification: ga‧nar‧se la vi‧da

ganarse la vida (first-person singular present me gano la vida, first-person singular preterite me gané la vida, past participle ganado la vida)

1. (idiomatic) to make a living

   Synonym: ganarse los garbanzos

• “ganar, o ganarse, alguien la vida”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024