度日的英文：
scratch out a difficult, meager existence

参考例句：

Some things are collected deliberately in the home in an attempt to avoid waste.
居家度日，有目的地收藏某些东西是为了防止浪费。

Float through life
悠然度日。

To snatch leisure and pass the day
偷闲度日

Squirrels subsist on nuts during the winter.
松鼠冬天靠坚果度日。

eke a bare existence from farming in an arid area.
在贫瘠的地区耕作以勉强度日

To spend time aimlessly;diddle.
打发时间无目标地度日;浪费时间

Lack of sufficient natural resources has airways forced the Greek people to work hard to ??make both ends meet
由于自然资源匮乏，迫使希腊人民辛勤劳动方能勉强度日。

His private demons drove him to drink excessively for many years.
他个人的心魔让他多年以来酗酒度日。

Most governments simply leave the long-term jobless to rot.
大多数政府就让那些长期失业的人领着救济金颓废度日。

It has proved a lucrative mix, and people can afford to amble along the streets with time to spare.
事实证明，这是个很合算的组合，人们可以在街上闲庭信步，悠闲度日，而不用为生计发愁。

scratch是什么意思：
v. 抓破；擦伤；搔痒；抓，扒；发出刮擦声；乱涂乱画；勉强糊口；退出比赛
n. 搔，刮；抓痕，擦痕；乱涂，乱画；刮擦声
adj. 打草稿用的；东拼西凑的；平等比赛的

This is absolutely a scratch.
这完全就是一通乱写。

This is a scratch of the pen.
这是大笔一挥，匆促而随便写就的。

This is a scratch meal.
这是顿现凑成的饭菜。

out是什么意思：
adv. 出外；在外；离岸；出现；问世；大声地；完全；用完；不流行
adj. 外侧的；偏僻的
prep. 通过…而出；沿着…而去
n. 借口，托辞
pref. 外，超过，出，向外

be out for the count
拳击者被击倒后经裁判数到十秒还站不起来|被判失败|打输|被打败

Out of the Blue
从天上掉下来

Out of power, he is out of favour.
当他失去权力之后，他也就不再受人欢迎。

difficult是什么意思：
adj. 困难的；执拗的；不易相处的

The exercise is that difficult!
练习题那么难！

You must admit the task to be difficult [ that the task is difficult ].
你应当承认这项任务是艰巨的。

You must admit the task to be difficult [that the task is difficult].
你必须承认这项任务是困难的。