No. 10,818 in Russian
выгребать
"Vygrebát'" means "to scoop out" or "to clean out."
In a sentence
Каждую субботу я выгребаю листья из сада.
Every Saturday, I rake the leaves out of the garden.
Here, 'выгребаю' is used to describe cleaning or raking leaves out from an area.
Он выгребает совком мусор из ведра.
He scoops garbage out of the bin with a scoop.
In this sentence, 'выгребает' is utilized to express scooping out something physically.
Она всегда выгребает на работе, чтобы завершить проекты.
She always perseveres diligently at work to finish projects.
This application of 'выгребает' metaphorically conveys persistent effort to achieve something.
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