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单词 scrape by
释义

scrape by

phrasal verb
If someone scrapes by, they earn just enough money to live on with difficulty.
We're barely scraping by on my salary. [VERB PARTICLE]
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Examples of 'scrape by' in a sentence
scrape by

Doctors scrape by on five hours and 35 minutes.
The Sun (2016)
But not everybody had to scrape by on this.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I hope the poor bloke can scrape by without these extras.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
I don't why he had to scrape by.
The Sun (2014)
Many scrape by on agency nurses and doctors.
The Sun (2009)
He may scrape by with a 20,000 majority.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
They scrape by but money is tight.
The Sun (2011)
But we don't want to scrape by.
The Sun (2010)
Yet we still managed to scrape by.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

Synonyms of 'scrape by'

manage to live, make ends meet, scrape a living, scrimp
More Synonyms of scrape by
(phrasal verb) 
We're barely scraping by on my salary.
Synonyms
manage to live
make ends meet
Even with Betty's salary, they could barely make ends meet.
scrape a living
scrimp
live from hand to mouth
keep the wolf from the door
keep your head above water
muddle through or along
See scrape

Additional synonyms

in the sense of make ends meet
Definition
to have just enough money to meet one's needs
Even with Betty's salary, they could barely make ends meet.
Synonyms
manage,
cope,
make do,
scrape by,
get along or by

Nearby words of
scrape by

  • scramble
  • scrap
  • scrape
  • scrape by
  • scrape something together
  • scrape through
  • scrapheap

Synonyms of 'scrape by'

scrape by

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