scratch for (one)self



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.
See also: scratch

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Rosalie['rɔzəli]
Alcide-Italian
Foka-Russian
Chimwemwechim-WEM-waySouthern African, Chewa
Verusha-Russian
Edan-Irish, Scottish