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
Mercury	MURK-yə-ree (English)	Roman Mythology (Anglicized)
Fenna	-	Dutch, Frisian
Columbanus	-	Late Roman
Kaarle	KAH:R-le	Finnish
Gore	[gɔ:r]
CorraidhÍN	-	Ancient Irish