eke out

• Фразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения того, что небольшое количество чего-либо растягивается на более долгий срок или что-то добывается с большим трудом.

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

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Make a living with difficultyformal

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

   С трудом зарабатывать

   • 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.

   Synonymsscrapescratchsqueezewrest

   Antonymsflourishprosperthrive

2. Use sparingly to make lastformal

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

   Экономить

   • 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.

   Synonymsconservehusbandrationspin outstretch

   Antonymsconsumedepleteexhaustlavishspendsquanderwaste

3. Achieve with difficultyformal

   To obtain or achieve something with great effort or difficulty.

   Достигать с трудом

   • 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.

   Synonymsscratch outsqueeze outwrestwring