кое-как

carelessly; barely

→ кое

phrase Rare #50,314

carelessly; barely Describes doing something poorly or with little effort; with verbs like «сдать» (to pass an exam), it can mean managing to do something only just.

RU: Она кое-как закончила работу.

EN: She barely finished the work.

Учиться не желает, работает кое-как.

He has no desire to study and does a half-hearted job at work.

— Courier (1986)

Ты не можешь всё сделать кое-как.

You can't do everything anyhow.

— Служанка (2016)

Не хочу, чтобы он прожил жизнь кое-как.

I don't want him to live his life anyhow.

— Нэчжа (2019)

Том кое-как сдал экзамен.

Tom somehow passed the exam.