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eke out

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To obtain with difficulty or effort

He eked out a living selling vegetables from the garden.

to supplement

The old man eked out his pension by selling vegetables from his garden.

supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal"
make by laborious and precarious means; "He eked out a living as a painter"
{f} achieve with difficulty; make by strenuous and risky means; make up for deficiency; live from day to day
live from day to day, as with some hardship; "He eked out his years in great poverty
obtain with difficulty; "He eked out some information from the archives"
If you eke out something, you make your supply of it last as long as possible. Many workers can only eke out their redundancy money for about 10 weeks
live from day to day, as with some hardship; "He eked out his years in great poverty"
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