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eke [i:k] VB trans

to eke sth ⇆ out food

to eke out a miserable existence

ein armseliges Dasein fristen

to eke out a living

sich acc mehr schlecht als recht durchschlagen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to eke out a living

sich acc mehr schlecht als recht durchschlagen

to eke out a miserable existence

ein armseliges Dasein fristen

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Most of the population ekes out a living as subsistence farmers, living with problems of climate, soil erosion, and rudimentary technology. en.wikipedia.org

After his release he used pseudonyms to eke out a living in the film industry as a screenwriter, assistant, and critic. en.wikipedia.org

The family is able to eke out a very meager living, leaving them constantly hungry but at least not homeless or starving. en.wikipedia.org

They were forced to eke out their means by all kinds of artistic drudgery. en.wikipedia.org

Multitudes chose to emigrate rather than try to eke out a meager living, especially from 1892 to 1921. en.wikipedia.org

During that time, she attempted to raise quail to eke out a living. en.wikipedia.org

Still, he managed to eke out a victory by fewer than 1000 votes. en.wikipedia.org

Reduced to poverty, he ekes out a living by playing whist for money. en.wikipedia.org

No longer prosperous, they managed to eke out a living through the 19th century. en.wikipedia.org

Mankind ekes out a living in a few handfuls of settlements, connected by a network of massive armored trains. en.wikipedia.org

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