| 单词 | eke out a living |
| 释义 | (idiom) Definition to manage to sustain (a living) despite having barely enough food or money people trying to eke out a living in forest areas Synonyms support yourself survive get by I'm a survivor. I'll get by. make ends meet scrimp She has to scrimp and save to clothe her son. save The majority of people intend to save. scrimp and save Additional synonymsin the sense of get by Definition to manage in spite of difficulties I'm a survivor. I'll get by. Synonyms manage, survive, cope, fare, get through, exist, make out, get along, make do, subsist, muddle through, keep your head above water, make both ends meet in the sense of save Definition to set aside or reserve (money or goods) for future use The majority of people intend to save. Synonyms budget, be economical, economize, scrimp and save, retrench, be frugal, make economies, be thrifty, tighten your belt (informal), watch your pennies, draw in your horns in the sense of scrimp Definition to be very sparing in the use of something She has to scrimp and save to clothe her son. Synonyms economize, save, scrape, limit, reduce, pinch, stint, shorten, curtail, skimp, be frugal, pinch pennies, tighten your belt, straiten Nearby words of |
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