eke out

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar que uma pequena quantidade de algo é esticada para durar mais tempo, ou que algo é obtido com grande esforço.

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

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Make a living with difficultyformal

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

   Ganhar a vida com dificuldade

   • 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.

   Sinônimosscrapescratchsqueezewrest

   Antônimosflourishprosperthrive

2. Use sparingly to make lastformal

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

   Economizar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosconservehusbandrationspin outstretch

   Antônimosconsumedepleteexhaustlavishspendsquanderwaste

3. Achieve with difficultyformal

   To obtain or achieve something with great effort or difficulty.

   Obter com dificuldade

   • 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.

   Sinônimosscratch outsqueeze outwrestwring