eke out

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer qu'une petite quantité de quelque chose est étirée pour durer plus longtemps, ou que quelque chose est obtenu avec beaucoup de difficulté.

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

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Make a living with difficultyformal

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

   gagner difficilement sa vie

   • 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.

   Synonymesscrapescratchsqueezewrest

   Antonymesflourishprosperthrive

2. Use sparingly to make lastformal

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

   Économiser (pour faire durer)

   • 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.

   Synonymesconservehusbandrationspin outstretch

   Antonymesconsumedepleteexhaustlavishspendsquanderwaste

3. Achieve with difficultyformal

   To obtain or achieve something with great effort or difficulty.

   obtenir difficilement

   • 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.

   Synonymesscratch outsqueeze outwrestwring