Practicing Success
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom:-
A process of Eking out |
To vomit To procure something when its insufficient Editing a draft by deleting some of the contents Shouting in shrilling voice |
To procure something when its insufficient |
The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "to eke out" is to procure something when it is insufficient. The idiom comes from the literal meaning of ekeing out a living, which is to make a living from very little. In the same way, when someone says that they are "eking out" something, they are saying that they are getting by with very little. The other options are not as accurate. To vomit means to throw up. Editing a draft by deleting some of the contents means to make changes to a draft by removing some of the content. Shouting in a shrill voice means to shout in a high-pitched voice. None of these meanings are the same as "procuring something when it is insufficient." |