English verb: scrape along | |||
1. | scrape along (social) manage one's existence barely | ||
Samples | I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary. | ||
Synonyms | rub along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage | ||