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I have just enough to scrape by (on)

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  • scrape by — have just enough to live, get by    We can scrape by if we sell the car and the TV …   English idioms

  • scrape — scrape1 [skreıp] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: skrapa] 1.) [T] to remove something from a surface using the edge of a knife, a stick etc ▪ Scrape the carrots and slice them thinly. scrape sth away/off ▪ The earth was scraped away to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • scrape — 1 verb 1 (T) to remove something from a surface, using the edge of a knife, stick etc: Scrape the carrots and slice them thinly. | scrape sth away/off etc: I tried to scrape some of the mud off my boots. | We scraped away several layers of old… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • scrape by — verb manage one s existence barely I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary • Syn: ↑scrape along, ↑scratch along, ↑squeak by, ↑squeeze by, ↑rub along • Hypernyms: ↑cop …   Useful english dictionary

  • scrape by — 1. to have only enough money to buy the basic things you need to live. Even with both of us working, we earn just enough to scrape by. 2. to come very close to failing. She only scraped by in the last election and no one expects her to win this… …   New idioms dictionary

  • ˌscrape ˈby — phrasal verb to have just enough money to pay for the things that you really need in order to live, but no more She just manages to scrape by on her teacher s salary.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • scrape — scrape1 [ skreıp ] verb * 1. ) transitive to rub a sharp edge or tool against a surface: You ll have to scrape the walls before you paint them. a ) scrape something off/into/onto/out of etc. (something) to remove something by pulling a hard tool… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • scrape by — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms scrape by : present tense I/you/we/they scrape by he/she/it scrapes by present participle scraping by past tense scraped by past participle scraped by to have enough money to pay for the things that you… …   English dictionary

  • get by/scrape by — have just enough money, make do    I can get by on very little money, if necessary. I can be frugal …   English idioms

  • scrape — 01. Some animals eat tiny algae which they [scrape] off the rocks. 02. She fell down, and [scraped] her knees. 03. I hate butter, the child cried as he tried to [scrape] it off his sandwich. 04. They finally managed to [scrape] enough money… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • get by — verb 1. come to terms with (Freq. 3) We got by on just a gallon of gas They made do on half a loaf of bread every day • Syn: ↑cope, ↑make out, ↑make do, ↑contend, ↑grapple, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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