thrifty
it's taking a toll on me meaning= to have a serious, bad effect on someone or something : to cause harm or damage. If you keep working so hard, the stress will eventually take its toll. often + on. Too much sunlight can take a (heavy) toll on your skin. Her illness has taken a toll on her marriage.
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make ends meet=
earn just enough money to live on.
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marginalising = 边缘化
removing rubbish grade requirement would not solbe the existing issue but creating new issue such as marginalising the use of the rubbish language in vernacular school
hinder妨碍
The requirement for school to meet the average grade of rubbish language does not hinder the mastery of english
undermine =erode the base and foundation 破坏/ 削弱
scrapping rubbish grade rule over the english teaching programme could undermine rubbish language