eke out

obtenir péniblement, gagner difficilement

Réussir à obtenir quelque chose, généralement en petite quantité, avec beaucoup de difficulté ou d’efforts.

En anglais simple : To manage to get something, usually very little, through difficulty or great effort.

• They eke out a living selling fruit.
• Our team eked out a win in the final minute.
• The business barely eked out a profit last year.

Comment l'utiliser : eke out something (The team eked out a narrow victory.)

Synonymes : scrape together, squeeze out

Expressions courantes : eke out a living, eke out a win

compléter, arrondir

Ajouter un peu à une somme insuffisante, notamment à ses revenus.

En anglais simple : To add a little to an amount, especially money, that is not enough.

• She eked out her pension by sewing.
• He sells eggs to eke out his small income.
• They eked out their wages with weekend work.

Comment l'utiliser : eke out something with/by something (She eked out her pension with money from sewing.)

Synonymes : supplement, add to

Expressions courantes : eke out a pension, eke out an income