scrape

  • 71scrape something together — ˌscrape sthtoˈgether/ˈup derived to obtain or collect together sth, but with difficulty • We managed to scrape together eight volunteers. Main entry: ↑scrapederived …

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  • 72scrape something up — ˌscrape sthtoˈgether/ˈup derived to obtain or collect together sth, but with difficulty • We managed to scrape together eight volunteers. Main entry: ↑scrapederived …

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  • 73scrape together — index glean Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 74scrape (the bottom of) the barrel — scrape (the bottom of) the ˈbarrel idiom (disapproving) to have to use whatever things or people you can get, because there is not much choice available Main entry: ↑scrapeidiom …

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  • 75scrape along — v. (D; intr.) to scrape along on, with (to scrape along on a small salary) * * * with (to scrape along on a small salary) (D; intr.) to scrape along on …

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  • 76scrape through — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms scrape through : present tense I/you/we/they scrape through he/she/it scrapes through present participle scraping through past tense scraped through past participle scraped through scrape through… …

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  • 77scrape together — phrasal verb scrape together or scrape up [transitive] Word forms scrape together : present tense I/you/we/they scrape together he/she/it scrapes together present participle scraping together past tense scraped together past participle scraped… …

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  • 78scrape through — PHRASAL VERB If you scrape through an examination, you just succeed in passing it. If you scrape through a competition or a vote, you just succeed in winning it. [V P n] Both my brothers have university degrees. I just scraped through a couple of …

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  • 79scrape together — PHRASAL VERB If you scrape together an amount of money or a number of things, you succeed in obtaining it with difficulty. [V n P] They only just managed to scrape the money together... [V P n (not pron)] It s possible the Congress Party will… …

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  • 80scrape into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms scrape into : present tense I/you/we/they scrape into he/she/it scrapes into present participle scraping into past tense scraped into past participle scraped into British scrape into something to achieve a… …

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