scrape through



scrape through

 (something)
1. Lit. to move through something, scraping or rubbing the sides. The car, going at a very high speed, scraped through the tunnel. It just managed to scrape through.
2. Fig. to get by something just barely; to pass a test just barely. Alice passed the test, but she just scraped through it. I just scraped through my calculus test.
See also: scrape

scrape through

v.
To succeed just barely in getting through something: I didn't get a chance to study, and I barely scraped through the final exam.
See also: scrape

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Aravinda-Indian, Kannada
AllysonAL-i-sənEnglish
WilloughbyWIL-ə-beeEnglish (Rare)
Avdotya-Russian
Oriono-RIE-ən (English)Greek Mythology
VukaŠIn-Serbian