ph.
1. She was able to rub along by giving English lessons.
她靠教英文勉强维持生活。
1. 勉强相处：rub against 摩擦 | rub along 勉强相处 | rub away 擦掉
2. 一起过日子;两人以上勉强地相处：rouse sb.for为......而唤醒某人 | rub along一起过日子;两人以上勉强地相处 | rub away 擦去、磨去......
3. 和谐相处：rub v.擦,摩擦 | rub along和谐相处 | rub off擦掉,擦破
1. 与…保持友好关系;与…友好相处
If two people rub along or if one person rubs along with another, they are able to live or work together in a fairly friendly way, usually when you would not expect them to.
e.g. North and South had officials at the meeting and they rubbed along tolerably...
南北双方都有官员参加了这次会议，而且他们勉强和平相处。
e.g. Mr Nicholson respects soldiers, and he rubs along with them.
尼科尔森先生对士兵很尊重，而且跟他们相处融洽。
verb
1. manage one's existence barely
e.g. I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary
Synonym: scrape along scrape by scratch along squeak by squeeze by