to be well-prepared for the uncertain future

to be unable to find something even beat the gong; search everywhere but find nothing

act of conning / cheating others; to take someone as a fool to try and take advantage of them

to look for a job; to seek one's livelihood

to find a seat (or a table if at a restaurant)

making a living (spoken)

(v.) to go to sleep.

seeking a job; to do for something to do

empty talk; saying something (usually unwelcome criticism or comments) just for the sake of finding something to say

asking for trouble; creating unnecessary work for oneself

(verb) to find a job; to search for a job

verb; metaphor for not enough income to maintain daily expense

looking for bargain or specials (spoken)

to find a hole for hiding, it means one is very embarrassed

(v.) to take advantage of someone; to con / cheat someone; (adj.) to take someone for a fool (to describe a failed attempt to con someone)

to find the way to earn money or to make a living

to find a wife

(v.) to take advantage of someone; to fool someone; to take someone for a ride

to find an extra person for a team / game, normally used when looking for people to play Mahjong

looking for bargain or specials (spoken)

to earn money

to make a profit

joke about something else (spoken)

working hard for survival (slang)

living from hand to mouth; making just enough money for food

spent all one earns instantly (spoken)

(phrase) to buy time for something, e.g. a job, while waiting for a better opportunity to come along (literally "to ride an ox looking for a horse")

to be unable to find someone even after expending a large amount of effort and resources [colloquial]

to talk just for the sake of talking; to give a feeble excuse for something [colloquial]

to make a fast buck [colloquial]