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Meaning of scrape by | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To only afford the essentials; to barely sustain oneself.

intransitive

Equivalents

Deutsch durchwursteln
Suomi retostaa retuuttaa
Galego morrer á miñoca

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.
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See also

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

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