eke out

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, dass man mit einer kleinen Menge von etwas länger auskommt oder dass man etwas mühsam erlangt. Es beschreibt auch das notdürftige Auskommen mit knappen Mitteln.

A phrasal verb used to indicate making a small amount of something last longer or obtaining something with great difficulty.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Make a living with difficultyformal

   To manage to obtain a livelihood or support with great effort and limited resources.

   Sich mühsam durchschlagen

   • The farmer eked out a living from the barren soil.
   • She eked out a meager income by working multiple part-time jobs.
   • They eked out a subsistence in the remote mountain village.

   Synonymescrapescratchsqueezewrest

   Antonymeflourishprosperthrive

2. Use sparingly to make lastformal

   To make a limited supply of something last longer by using it carefully and sparingly.

   Einteilen

   • He eked out the last of the water until they reached the oasis.
   • She eked out the small amount of paint to finish the entire wall.
   • They eked out their food supplies during the long winter.

   Synonymeconservehusbandrationspin outstretch

   Antonymeconsumedepleteexhaustlavishspendsquanderwaste

3. Achieve with difficultyformal

   To obtain or achieve something with great effort or difficulty.

   Mit Mühe erreichen

   • The team eked out a narrow victory in the final seconds of the game.
   • He eked out a small profit from the struggling business.
   • She eked out a passing grade after studying all night.

   Synonymescratch outsqueeze outwrestwring