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.
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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
KevynKEV-inEnglish (Rare)
ZsazsaZHAW-zhawHungarian
Smallwood['smɔ:lwud]
JanisJAN-isEnglish
Kresimir-Medieval Slavic
Christy (2)-Scottish, Irish