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7 English Phrasal Verbs With 'SCRAPE'

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We have definitions for 7 phrasal verbs with 'SCRAPE'

7 phrasal verbs with 'SCRAPE'

Scrape along

  1. Manage with little money
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I've been SCRAPING ALONG on temporary work since I lost my job.

Scrape by

  1. Just manage to pass something
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: I thought I was going to fail, but SCRAPED BY with 51%.

Scrape in

  1. Just get enough to succeed, pass or be accepted
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: The government SCRAPED IN with 51% of the votes cast.

Scrape into

  1. Be accepted somewhere, but only just
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: She got mediocre grades and just SCRAPED INTO university.

Scrape through

  1. Pass a test but only just
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I did no revision and only just SCRAPED THROUGH the final exams.

Scrape together

  1. Manage to collect enough of something you need, usually money
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: I had to search my flat for money to SCRAPE TOGETHER what I needed.

Scrape up

  1. Manage to collect enough of something you need, usually money
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: It took me ages to SCRAPE UP the money for the tickets.

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Quiz for Verb: 'To SCRAPE'

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