scratch (someone or something) together

To find and gather or collect (things or people) from various sources or locations. I managed to scratch together enough cash to get a bus out to Vancouver to see my girlfriend this weekend. How are we ever going to scratch enough people together to form a team by this weekend?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Serafina	se-rah-FEE-nah (Polish)	Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Polish
Lilibeth	-	English
Marcio	MAHR-thyo (Spanish), MAHR-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Carsten	KAHR-sten (Low German)	Low German, Danish
Janine	zha-NEEN (French), jə-NEEN (English)	French, English, Dutch, German
Rhett	RET	English