- eke something out
- eke something out†to extend something; to add to something. •
He worked at two jobs in order to eke his income out.
•He managed to eke out a living.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
eke something out
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eke something out — make something last longer by using or consuming it frugally. → eke … English new terms dictionary
eke something out — … Useful english dictionary
eke out — verb 1. supplement what is thought to be deficient (Freq. 2) He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons Braque eked out his collages with charcoal • Syn: ↑fill out • Hypernyms: ↑supplement … Useful english dictionary
eke — eke1 [i:k] verb (eke something out) make something last longer by using or consuming it frugally. ↘manage to make a living with difficulty: many traders barely eked out a living. Origin OE ēacian, ēcan (in the sense increase ), of Gmc origin.… … English new terms dictionary
eke — verb eke sth out phrasal verb (T) literary 1 to make a small supply of something such as food or money last longer by carefully only using small amounts of it: Today s retired home owner has to eke out his pension as best he can. 2 eke out a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
eke — [i:k] v eke out [eke sth<=>out] phr v [: Old English; Origin: iecan, ecan to increase ] 1.) eke out a living/existence to manage to live with very little money or food ▪ They eke out a miserable existence in cardboard shacks. 2.) to make a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
eke — [ ik ] verb ,eke out phrasal verb transitive to get just enough money or food to be able to continue to exist: eke out a living/an existence: The family barely manages to eke out a living from their small farm. a. to make something such as money… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
out — [out] adv. [ME < OE ut, akin to ON út, Ger aus < IE base * ud , up, up away > Sans úd , L us(que)] 1. a) away from, forth from, or removed from a place, position, or situation [they live ten miles out] b) away from home [to go out for… … English World dictionary
eke out — [v] make something last barely exist, be economical with, be frugal with, be sparing with, economize on, get by*, stretch out; concept 239 Ant. use up, waste … New thesaurus
eke — {{11}}eke (adv.) also (obsolete), from O.E. eac, cognate with O.S., O.Du. ok, O.N., Goth. auk, O.Fris. ak, O.H.G. ouh, Ger. auch also; probably related to EKE (Cf. eke) (v.). {{12}}eke (v.) c.1200, eken to increase, lengthen, north England and E … Etymology dictionary
eke out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms eke out : present tense I/you/we/they eke out he/she/it ekes out present participle eking out past tense eked out past participle eked out a) to get just enough money or food to be able to continue to exist… … English dictionary
