Aug 6, 2020 · It is a MISTAKE. “To eke” can be used by itself, to mean “to stretch a resource as thinly as possible” (“She eked the meager budget to cover enough basic nutrition for herself …
Dec 30, 2012 · eke something ↔ out phrasal verb 1 eke out a living/existence to manage to live with very little money or food : They eke out a miserable existence in cardboard shacks. …