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Meaning of scrape by | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To only afford the essentials; to barely sustain oneself.

intransitive

Examples

“Everyone in her family had to get a second job just so they could scrape by.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

scrape down scrape off scrape someone off the ceiling scrape the barrel scrape the bottom of the barrel scrape through