فارسی
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عمومی::
افزودن به (در امد)
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
english
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general::
1. Supplement, make last, as in The survivors eked out their food and water until they were rescued. [Late 1500s] 2. Get with great difficulty or effort, as in The soil was terrible but they managed to eke out a living by rotating crops. [Early 1800s]
American Heritage Idioms
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general::
Phrase(s): 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs