scrape along/by (on something)
Definition: to manage to live with difficulty (on a small income)
Example: I was amazed he could scrape along on the pittance they paid.
Usage note: informal phrasal verb
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- come across
- help off/on with
- scrape along/by (on)
- thumb through
- fill in (for)
- parcel out
- do away with
- plan out
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