scrape along

verb

scraped along; scraping along; scrapes along
: to live with barely enough money : to be able to buy only the things most needed
She's scraping along on just a few hundred dollars a month.

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During one of several scuffles, a 69-year-old bystander fell to the ground near a booth selling Republican merchandise, causing scrapes along her thigh, knee and forearm. — Hannah Ruhoff, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 Skepticism was rife, and CNN barely scraped along in its early years. — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 May 2026 Besides Airline, everyone scrapes along to the time limit. — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 Here, hammers ping against nails, saws scrape along timber, and occasionally, a Bob Marley tune crackles to life from an old radio. — Sharon MacHira, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2025

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“Scrape along.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrape%20along. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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