Meaning of morrer ao caxato | Babel Free

Definitions

to barely earn a living or to live hard times

idiomatic

Examples

“render a miña máis sincera homenaxe a moitos deses grandes artistas que non podendo subir a actuar aos seus impresionantes escenarios doutros anos, optaron por non deixarse “morrer ao caxato” e ofrecer a súa arte en pequenos recintos de cafeterías, restaurantes, e mesmo nas rúas.”

I want to homage many of those great artists who couldn't take their impressive stages, as they did the previous years, and decided not to "die by the shepherd's crook" and offer their art in small cafés, restaurants, or even in the streets.

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