eke out

ottenere a fatica, guadagnarsi a fatica

Riuscire a ottenere qualcosa, di solito poco, con molta difficoltà o grande sforzo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: eke out something (The team eked out a narrow victory.)

Sinonimi: scrape together, squeeze out

Espressioni comuni: eke out a living, eke out a win

integrare, arrotondare

Aggiungere qualcosa a una somma insufficiente, soprattutto di denaro.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: eke out something with/by something (She eked out her pension with money from sewing.)

Sinonimi: supplement, add to

Espressioni comuni: eke out a pension, eke out an income