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1 eke out
1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) dryga ut2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) nödtorftigt dra sig fram
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