EKE OUT A LIVING

Meaning of EKE OUT A LIVING in English

SUBSIST, survive, get by, scrape by, make ends meet, keep body and soul together, keep the wolf from the door, keep one's head above water.

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EKE OUT A LIVING — earn or grow enough to survive On the small farm we were able to eke out a living.
English Idioms vocab
EKE OUT A LIVING — earn or grow enough to survive On the small farm we were able to eke out a living.
English Idioms vocabulary
EKE OUT A LIVING — перебиваться кое-как
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EKE OUT A LIVING — перебиваться кое-как
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EKE — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēac; akin to Old High German ouh also, Latin aut or, Greek …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LIVING — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) cost of living {{link=living will">living will standard of living
Английский словарь Британика
OUT — I. |au̇t, usu |au̇d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIVING — I. ˈliviŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of liven to live — more at live 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EKE — I. ˈēk adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēac; akin to Old High German ouh also, Old Norse & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIVING — (n.) Manner of life; as, riotous living; penurious living; earnest living.
Английский словарь Webster
EKE — (n.) An addition.
Английский словарь Webster
EKE — (adv.) In addition; also; likewise.
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EKE — (v. t.) To increase; to add to; to augment; -- now commonly used with out, the notion conveyed being to …
Английский словарь Webster
EKE — ( v. t. ) To increase; to add to; to augment; -- now commonly used with out, the notion conveyed …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EKE — ( n. ) An addition.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EKE — ( adv. ) In addition; also; likewise.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OUT — /owt/ , adv. 1. away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIVING — — livingly , adv. — livingness , n. /liv"ing/ , adj. 1. having life; being alive; not dead: living persons. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EKE — eke 1 /eek/ , v.t., eked, eking . 1. to increase; enlarge; lengthen. 2. eke out , a. to make …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EKE — v. enlarge (Archaic)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OUT — I. ˈau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūt; akin to Old High German ūz out, Greek hysteros later, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIVING — I. adjective Date: before 12th century 1. a. : having life b. : active , functioning living languages 2. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EKE — I. ˈēk adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēac; akin to Old High German ouh also, Latin aut or, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OUT — vt to come out with; to make known. 2. out ·vi to come or go out; to get out or …
Webster English vocab
LIVING — noun means of subsistence; sustenance; estate. 2. living ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of live. 3. living ·noun power of continuing life; …
Webster English vocab
EKE — adv in addition; also; likewise. 2. eke ·noun an addition. 3. eke ·vt to increase; to add to; to augment; …
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
EKE — [eke] adv [ME, fr. OE eac; akin to OHG ouh also, L aut or, Gk au again] (bef. 12c) archaic: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIVING — living BrE AmE ˈlɪv ɪŋ ▷ living|s z ▶ ˌ living ˈ fossil BrE AmE ▶ ˌ living ˈ memory …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EKE — eke BrE AmE iːk ▷ eked iːkt ▷ ekes iːks ▷ eking ˈiːk ɪŋ
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIVING — / ˈlɪvɪŋ; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. alive now : all living things living organisms the finest …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EKE — / iːk; NAmE / verb • PHRASAL VERBS - eke sth out •• WORD ORIGIN Old English ēacian , ēcan …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIVING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EKE — eke /iːk/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: iecan , ecan 'to increase' ] eke something ↔ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIVING — n. & adj. --n. 1 a livelihood or means of maintenance (made my living as a journalist; what does she …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. adv. 1 away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIVING — n. & adj. n. 1 a livelihood or means of maintenance (made my living as a journalist; what does she …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EKE — v.tr. eke out 1 (foll. by with, by) supplement; make the best use of (defective means etc.). 2 contrive to …
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OUT — adv., prep., n., adj., int., & v. --adv. 1. away from or not in or at a place etc. (keep …
Oxford English vocab
LIVING — n. & adj. --n. 1. a livelihood or means of maintenance (made my living as a journalist; what does she …
Oxford English vocab
EKE — v.tr. Phrases and idioms: eke out 1. (foll. by with, by) supplement; make the best use of (defective means etc.). …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIVING — ( livings) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The work that you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EKE — ( ekes, eking, eked) If you eke a living or eke out an existence , you manage to survive with …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIVING
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EKE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES scrape out/scratch out/eke out a living (= to barely earn enough money to live ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EKE — out [phrasal verb] [M] - to try to make a small supply of (something) enough for your needsHe managed to …
Cambridge English vocab
LIVING — n. cost of living Living Theatre The living will standard of living
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LIVING — See ↑ ALIVE 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ earn/make a living • ↑ eke out a living/an existence • ↑ for …
Longman Activator English vocab
LIVING — n. 25B6; noun she cleaned floors for a living : LIVELIHOOD, (source of) income, means of support, subsistence, keep, maintenance, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EKE — v. 25B6; verb I had to eke out my remaining funds : HUSBAND, use sparingly, be thrifty with, be frugal …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIVING — 1. сущ. 1) средства к существованию to earn, get, make a living ≈ зарабатывать на жизнь Father never talked about …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EKE — I гл.; диал. добавлять, прибавлять eke out II нареч.; уст. также, тоже; к тому же (устаревшее) также, тоже; к тому …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OUT — 1. aʋt n 1. (the outs) pl парл. разг. оппозиция the ins and the outs - правительственная партия и оппозиция …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LIVING — 1. ʹlıvıŋ n 1. средства к существованию to earn /to make/ a living as a teacher - зарабатывать на жизнь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OUT — 1) внешний 2) выключенный 3) наружный • back drill out — вынимать сверло balance out and emf — компенсировать эдс be drawn out of meridian — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LIVING — 1) живой 2) живущий 3) жизненный 4) жизнь 5) средства к жизни 6) существование • cost of living index — экон. индекс прожиточного минимума index of cost of …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
OUT — out нареч.1) (указывает на нахождение) вне, снаружи, за пределами (чего-л.) It's hot out - very hot, very humid. — На …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LIVING — living сущ.1) средства к существованию to earn, get, make a living — зарабатывать на жизнь Father never talked about what …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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