勉强维持生活 meaning in English

eke out a living

She is able to rub along by give english lessons
她靠教英文勉强维持生活。
He scraped a living ( by ) selling old clothes
他靠卖旧衣服勉强维持生活。
The battle to keep body and soul together was long and difficult
经过长期艰苦奋斗才勉强维持生活。
She spent three years at college , scraping along on an allowance from her parents
她念了3年大学,靠她父母给她的津贴勉强维持生活。
The whole village had to subsist on corn meal and a little milk supplied by the relied organizations
整村人都只能靠一点玉米饭和救济组织发放的一点牛奶来勉强维持生活。