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scrape along

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scrape along (on something)

 and scrape along (with something)

to manage just to get along with a minimum amount of something. We can just scrape along on the money I earn from my sewing. Do you think you can scrape along with just $400 per month?

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scrape along

v.

1. To succeed just barely in managing or surviving, especially despite severely limited resources: We scraped along on very little income until I could find work.

2. To succeed or manage at a level of minimal acceptability: The parents were concerned that their child was just scraping along.

See also: scrape