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scrape by

VERB
  1. manage one's existence barely
    I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary

How To Use scrape by In A Sentence

  • They find it hard to charge for their services; they usually give way more than they ask for, and this means they scrape by.
  • I probably managed to scrape by with a D or something.
  • She shirked her schoolwork, preferred to spend her time drawing, but aced every test and so managed to scrape by with C's.
  • In the rural areas, people could scrape by,[Sentence dictionary] thanks to what they grew themselves.
  • Awili manages to scrape by with donated lentils, rice, potatoes, milk and sometimes chicken, but she can't afford the healthy food a doctor recommended for her and her newborn.
  • I only learnt Spanish for a year but I can just scrape by in most situations.
  • The fundraising manager said: β€˜It's damned hard work and we only just manage to scrape by.’
  • He was barely making enough to scrape by already, living with friends, buying insulin and test strips and such without script insurance, making his payments to the credit counseling place.
  • He managed to scrape by, staying at shelters or with friends and getting after-school work at restaurants.
  • In the rural areas, people could scrape by, thanks to what they grew themselves.
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