scratch for (one)self

To be self-sufficient. Now that you're a college student living on campus, you can't rely on your parents to take care of you—you need to scratch for yourself. I come from a big family, so I've been scratching for myself since I was a little kid.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cherish	CHER-ish	English
Abdul-Hamid	-	Arabic
Tarah	TAHR-ə, TER-ə, TAR-ə	English (Modern)
Carbry	KAHR-bree	Irish, Scottish
Alvilda	-	Danish (Rare)
BÁR&Eth;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian