scrape : Idioms & Phrases

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scrape along

  • verb manage one's existence barely
    scratch along; scrape along; squeak by; squeeze by; rub along.
    • I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary
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scrape by

  • verb manage one's existence barely
    scratch along; scrape along; squeak by; squeeze by; rub along.
    • I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary
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scrape up

  • verb gather (money or other resources) together over time
    come up; scrape; scratch.
    • She had scraped together enough money for college
    • they scratched a meager living
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To scrape acquaintance

  • to seek acquaintance otherwise than by an introduction.
Webster 1913