PHRASALVERBS
eke sth<->out
1 to make a small supply of sth such as food or money last longer by using only small amounts of it:
She managed to eke out her student loan till the end of the year.
2 ~ a living, etc. (written) to manage to live with very little money:
For years he eked out a miserable existence in a dreary bedsit in Bristol.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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