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• 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

• scrape — [skrāp] vt. scraped, scraping [ME scrapen < ON skrapa, akin to Du schrapen, OE screpan, to scratch < IE base * (s)ker , to cut > SCURF, SHARP] 1. to rub over the surface of with something rough or sharp 2. to make smooth or clean by… …   English World dictionary

• scrape the bottom of the barrel — {v. phr.}, {informal} To use or take whatever is left after the most or the best has been taken; accept the leftovers. * /At first they took out quarters, but they had so little money that they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and paid with …   Dictionary of American idioms

• scrape the bottom of the barrel — {v. phr.}, {informal} To use or take whatever is left after the most or the best has been taken; accept the leftovers. * /At first they took out quarters, but they had so little money that they had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and paid with …   Dictionary of American idioms

• Scrape — Scrape, n. 1. The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the floor; a scrape of a pen. [1913 Webster] 2. A drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow made with that… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of 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 — Synonyms and related words: ablate, ablation, abrade, abrase, abrasion, abrasive, accumulate, aggregate, amass, assemble, attrition, autolithograph, baffle, bafflement, bark, be a printmaker, belch, bend, bend the knee, bend the neck, bending the …   Moby Thesaurus

• get on — Synonyms and related words: achieve success, advance, age, arrive, assume, back, be a success, be getting along, be so, be such, bestraddle, bestride, board, break through, buzz off, change, cheat the undertaker, clear, clear the hurdle, climb on …   Moby Thesaurus

• get along — Synonyms and related words: accord, advance, age, agree, agree with, ameliorate, amend, be getting along, be so, be such, buzz off, cheat the undertaker, chime in with, clear, clear the hurdle, come along, come away, come on, come out, come… …   Moby Thesaurus

• get by — Synonyms and related words: accomplish, achieve, answer, avail, be equal to, be missed, be so, be such, bear, bring off, bring through, carry off, clear, clear the hurdle, come along, come on, come out, come through, compass, contrive, cop a plea …   Moby Thesaurus

• scrape by — when the money s not there, you learn how to scrape by Syn: manage, cope, survive, muddle through/along, make ends meet, get by/along, make do, keep the wolf from the door, keep one s head above water, eke out a living; informal make out …   Thesaurus of popular words