Идиома "eke out (a living)" с переводом
Идиома eke out (a living) означает зарабатывать на жизнь с трудом, растягивая скудные ресурсы. Происходит от староанглийского «ecan» — увеличивать. Используется в неформальной речи с тоном борьбы или стойкости, подчёркивая бедность или минимализм. Часто применяется к людям в сложных условиях, где каждый день — выживание. Тон обычно сочувственный, с оттенком уважения к упорству.
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She ekes out a living selling art.
Она с трудом зарабатывает на жизнь, продавая искусство.
He ekes out a living with odd jobs.
Он с трудом зарабатывает на жизнь случайной работой.
They eke out a living in the village.
Они с трудом зарабатывают на жизнь в деревне.
We eked out a living back then.
Мы с трудом зарабатывали на жизнь тогда.
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Другие английские идиомы на букву E
- E.g.
- Each and every
- Eager beaver
- Eagle eye
- Ear to the ground
- Earful
- Early bird
- Early bird catches the worm
- Early on
- Earn one's keep
- Ears are burning
- Ears are red
- Ears are ringing
- Ears become red
- Ease off/up on (someone or something)
- Easier said than done
- Easy come, easy go
- Easy does it
- Easy money
- Easy to come by
- Easy-going
- Eat (someone) for breakfast
- Eat (someone) out of house and home
- Eat (something) up
- Eat and run
- Eat away at (someone)
- Eat away at (something)
- Eat crow
- Eat dirt
- Eat high on/off the hog
- Eat humble pie
- Eat like a bird
- Eat like a horse
- Eat one's cake and have it too
- Eat one's heart out
- Eat one's words
- Eat out
- Eat out of (someone's) hand
- Eat out of (someone's) hands
- Eating someone
- Ebb and flow
- ECG
- Edge (someone) out
- Egg (someone) on
- Either feast or famine
- Elbow (someone) out of (something)
- Elbow (someone) out of (somewhere)
- Elbow grease
- Elbow room
- Eleventh-hour decision
- End in itself
- End of one's rope
- End up (doing something or going somewhere)
- End up (somewhere)
- Engage in small talk
- Enough to go around
- Enter (someone's) mind
- Equal to (something)
- ER
- Escape (someone's) notice
- ESL
- ESP
- ETA
- Even so
- Even-steven
- Every cloud has a silver lining
- Every dog has his day
- Every inch a (something)
- Every last one
- Every living soul
- Every minute counts
- Every nook and cranny
- Every once in a while
- Every other
- Every so often
- Every time one turns around
- Every Tom, Dick and Harry
- Every which way
- Everything but the kitchen sink
- Everything from soup to nuts
- Everything humanly possible
- Everything one can lay/get his or her hands on
- Evil eye
- Examination for discovery
- Exception that proves the rule
- Excuse (someone)
- Exercise one's brain
- Expert witness
- Explain (oneself)
- Explain (something) away
- Express (one's) anger
- Extend credit to (someone)
- Extend one's sympathy to (someone)
- Extenuating circumstances
- Eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
- Eye of the storm
- Eyeball-to-eyeball
- Eyes are bigger than one's stomach
- Eyes in the back of one's head
- Eyes pop out
- Every trick in the book
- Every dog has its day
- Eat your heart out
- Every man for himself
- Eye for an eye