eke out a living

• 勉强维持生活

eke out a living的用法和样例：

例句

1. They scraped a living by playing music on the streets.
   他们在街头演奏音乐，勉强维持生活。
2. The farmers here have always had a struggle to wrest a living from the soil.
   这里的农民总得经过一番奋斗才能从土地上勉强维持生活。