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Sie besserte sich ihr kleines Einkommen mit Arbeiten für die Nachbarn auf. She supplemented/eked out her small income by working for neighbours.

Er hat sich knapp den Sieg geholt. He has narrowly eked out a win.

Landwirte und ihre Familien sicherten sich in den Wintermonaten mit Holzarbeiten ihr Auskommen. [G] During the winter months, farmers and their families eked out a living by fashioning things out of wood.

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